This all happened on the night of Dec. 7 off Celeste Road. The bear made its way down the side of the Mahan family’s home. The family dog, Rigley, made sure to mark his territory.

This story, “No Way Out,” appeared in the April 2005 issue of Outdoor Life. The regulations it references applied to that time period, and have not been updated. Philip Propst couldn’t see his dogs or ...

A person encounters a black bear while walking with their dogs, and the dogs instinctively react to the situation.