Every year around this time people venture back into the mountains: to gather sheds, hunt for mushrooms, or just to give their lungs and legs a workout. Invariably, some cross paths with ornery bears.

“Being able to fire multiple quick, accurate shots is what stopped that bear,” Brett TerBeek indicated after escaping a 900‑pound grizzly charge in the interior of Alaska. TerBeek and his guide, Andy, ...

Can a 10mm polymer-framed pistol really be the difference between you and an incoming grizzly, or is this all just wishful thinking from the contemporary backcountry playbook? On the 19th of July, ...