Manitoba Bear Hunt: Leaving the World Behind

Bowhunting isn’t about the kill. It’s about the experience.

That was especially true during the June 2023 black bear hunt Associate Editor Mark Demko and I enjoyed at All Terrain Bear Hunts in Manitoba, Canada. You see, for Mark and me — and countless thousands of fellow bowhunters who live in the densely populated, heavily developed Northeast — finding a true wilderness hunting experience close to home is impossible.

But thanks to the miracle of modern air travel, we started the first day of our trip by boarding a jet in the shadow of New York City and ended it 16 hours and 2,000-plus miles later at a remote lakeside lodge where wolves howl in the...

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