Albany – It will be tough to top the bear season of 2008, when record harvests were reported in two of the state’s bear-management regions. While black bears continue to expand their range in the Allegany range of western New York, and bruin numbers remain solid in both the Catskill and Adirondack ranges, there are […]
Bear hunters have a shot
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