Black Bear Breeding & Reproduction
Male and female black bears are together only during breeding season. A female may mate with several males during her estrus. Cubs from the same litter may have different fathers. Fertilized eggs [...]
One-Up … and One Down
This is Memoir Chapter 5 from The Bear Hunting Obsession of a Driven Man, by Bill Wiesner. As a bear hunting guide, I took only bow hunters and never had a problem filling my schedule. However, [...]
What Do Black Bears Eat?
Excerpt from Chapter 1 of The Bear Hunting Obsession of a Driven Man by Bill “BearCrazy” Wiesner Natural Diet of a Black Bear Black bears are omnivores, with their diets varying [...]
The infamous ground shrinkage
An excerpt from from “The Bear Hunting Obsession of a Driven Man” When estimating size and weight, black bears are the most misjudged big game animal in the woods. Bears simply look [...]
Sample Chapter from In the Land of the Bear
This book is dedicated to the men and women who were brave enough to accompany me on my journeys to the far ends of Russia. It was their spirit of adventure and penchant for exploration that made [...]
Sample Chapter from The Bear Hunting Obsession of a Driven Man
It was opening day of deer season. My nerves were as tight as violin strings, just like everyone else’s on opening day. Had someone shouted ‘BOO’ behind me, I probably could have landed on the moon.