No North American animal has inspired such widespread reverence in the pantheon of mythology as the bear. Native Americans regarded bears as spirits and carved them on totem poles. Astronomers found them roaming the sky. Some cultures believed that bear parts were big medicine, with gall bladders curing every malady from hemorrhoids to impotence.

Sportsmen ought to know more about bears than any groups besides indigenous people and biologists. But how well do you understand these predators that share the landscape with you? This quiz will teach you respect for bears, when to avoid them, and in what circumstances they are most dangerous.