Handling the all-American black bear encounter
Tim Lesmeister
September 7, 2022
In bear country, it pays to be diligent, even if the bears appear nonaggressive.
Black bears
A bear battalion
Associated Press
March 3, 2022
At least three bears reportedly responsible for more than 150 incident reports in the region straddling Northern California and Nevada.
Pennsylvania sees fifth-best bear harvest
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
February 3, 2022
It’s also the second-best take of black bears since 2011.
Fewer bears taken in early seasons; more left for rifle hunters?
Tyler Frantz
November 8, 2021
Outlook bright for bear hunters participating in traditional bear season coming up.
When bears mistake tires for doughnuts
Tim Lesmeister
November 3, 2021
With bear populations expanding across the country, encounters with humans and their “tasty” equipment become more frequent.
Interest in bear hunt continues to grow
Tim Spielman
August 5, 2021
Limited natural food supply could mean good things ahead for this bear season.
Brainerd man sentenced to prison for wildlife trafficking
Site Staff
June 9, 2021
Gets 15 months after removing the head of a black bear on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
Thousands apply for Missouri bear hunting permit
Associated Press
June 9, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s first-ever bear hunt is drawing plenty of interest. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that 6,335 people applied for one of the 400 permits the Missouri Department of Conservation will issue
Kansas seeing more mountain lions, black bears, elk
Associated Press
June 9, 2021
Kansas went 103 years, from 1904 to 2007, without any confirmed sightings of mountain lions. But the state has since seen 36, including 12 last year and three this year.
