This story, “My Bear Was Blue,” appeared in the June 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. I was taking one step at a time, and very slowly at that, stopping after each to look and listen. Somewhere below me in ...

A well-kept Upper Peninsula secret about white, “spirit” bears living in Michigan’s Northwoods has now become more widely known. An approximately 100-pound, white- and blonde-colored bear was spotted ...

A former Forest City resident has made history by bagging all four of the major color phases of black bears with archery equipment. Bernie Barringer harvested a blonde color phase bear in far northern ...