Caution -- brown bear hunting can be hazardous to your health. (A Petersen's Hunting Classic Reprint)

Our top five picks for adventure and value on the continent--including one we bet you've never thought of.

Slash hunting is the key to big-game action in central British Columbia's plateau country.

Whitetails, mulies, blacktails and Coues. . .are they really that different, or is it the places they call home?

In reviewing his hunting career, Boddington places his finger on the pulse of the sport.
The reality is that--upon turning 50--I have more hunting years behind me than I have ahead of me, and as much as I hate to admit it, the mountains are getting steeper and the deer are getting heavier to pack out. Read more on A Hunter Looks At 50

The mystical blacktail deer of the Pacific Coast isn't invincible. He just seems that way.
I had been sitting just below the crest of low ridge with my back against a tree for more than 2 1/2 hours, and the close of the day's legal shooting hours was approaching. Read more about hunting blacktail deer

California's boars are the real deal, and they offer great hunting year-round.
It was a beautiful morning along California's Central Coast. We were on a high ridge, with contour-farmed barley stubble stretching away for miles. The clear October sky promised another cloudless, unseasonably warm day, but the morning was pleasantly cool. Read more about Hog Wild

Some of the finest mulie hunting is found amid Sonora's stately saguaro cacti.

Regardless of the species of bear you're hunting or the location you're hunting, it's difficult to predict exactly what kind of shot you will draw. Packing the right rifle and cartridge can help you land a big bruin.

Jim Shockey ranks his toughest conquests on his way to recording the Ultimate North American Big Game Slam.