New Jersey bear hunt protested amid likely extension
Associated Press
December 11, 2017
Last week, a hunter killed the 4,000th bear since the bear hunt resumed in 2003, following a three-decade moratorium.
Black bears
Nearly 70 bears killed in first day of New Jersey’s latest hunt
Associated Press
December 6, 2017
TRENTON, N.J. — Hunters killed 68 black bears during the start of the second phase of New Jersey’s bear hunt. Monday’s total along with the 244 bears killed in October brings the number of bears
Amid uncertainty of its future, New Jersey bear hunt resumes
Associated Press
December 5, 2017
TRENTON, N.J. — Sunrise Monday marked the start of New Jersey’s gun bear hunt, which could be the last bear hunt of any kind in the state for some time. The firearm-only season takes place
Bear harvest down about 30 percent in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
November 27, 2017
Extensive rain on the season’s opening day led to the harvest decline, Game Commission says.
New Jersey’s latest bear hunt may also be its last for a while
Associated Press
November 27, 2017
TRENTON, N.J. — Hunters across New Jersey are making final preparations for the state’s next black bear hunt, which also may be the last one the state holds for some time. While a formal decision
Early reports show huge drop in black bear harvest numbers
Associated Press
November 13, 2017
Deer harvest numbers about the same as last year.
Black bear population continues to grow in northeast Alabama
Associated Press
November 13, 2017
AUBURN, Ala. — An Auburn University study shows the black bear population has grown in northeast Alabama. The Alabama black bear population has more than doubled in the past four years, said Todd Steury of
Hunters, outdoors types asked to report bear dens near Grand Rapids
Minnesota DNR Reports
November 1, 2017
Hunters and other recreationists spending time outdoors this fall are being asked by the Minnesota DNR to report the locations of occupied bear dens they encounter in and around the Chippewa National Forest, north of
Hunters asked to report bear den sightings in northern Lower Peninsula
Michigan DNR
October 31, 2017
The Michigan DNR is on the lookout for locations of denned bears in the northern Lower Peninsula in order to fit the bears with radio collars for an ongoing bear management program. “Information gathered from
