American Hunter

A Brown Bear Hunt On Baranof

A spring hunt for brown bear on Alaska’s Baranof Island is a bucket-list experience, and, on the author’s hunt, included ...

I Ignored My Gut Feeling and Went Hunting with Buddies Anyway. Then a Bear Almost Killed Me

When a hunter from Fairbanks heads to Kodiak Island for a buddy blacktail hunt, he just can't shake a bad feeling ...

Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat ...

Fat Bear Week kicks off in Alaska – here's how you can vote

Fat Bear Week kicks off in Alaska – here's how you can vote - Battle of the bears - members of the public are invited to choose the fattest bear in Katmai National Park ...
Smithsonian Magazine

After Two Years as Runner-Up, Chunk Is Finally Crowned Winner of Fat Bear Week

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

32 Chunk claims Fat Bear Week title in Alaska's Katmai National Park

Alaska's Katmai National Park announced a brown bear dubbed 32 Chunk has claimed his first-ever Fat Bear Week championship ...