This story, “The Bear Chose Me,” appeared in the June 1956 issue of Outdoor Life. Polly Creek lies inside the boundary of what is now Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. His mouth was half open in ...

The brown bear heavyweight persevered through a jaw injury this year that will permanently hinder his ability to fight and ...

From Sept. 23 to 30, voters from more than 100 countries all came together to vote on a pressing issue: who’s the fattest brown bear at Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska? In a March ...

A group of buddies hunt blacktails on Kodiak Island, where they encounter more than a few bears. Finally, a sow attacks.

It’s the battle of the bears in Alaska. The fattest and floofiest bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park are competing as part of the popular Fat Bear Week, an annual head-to-head competition aimed at ...