Entries Tagged black bears

When it comes to finding a hunter’s deer or bear, the author has learned time and time again that a tracking dog knows best.

Tips for planning DIY bowhunts for spring black bears, early fall mule deer, late-season elk and winter Coues deer.

Hunting black bears can be intense, especially when you’re on the ground and multiple bears are circling your pop-up blind!

Never hunted black bears? In the author’s opinion, Manitoba is tough to beat, but be prepared for nasty mosquitoes, too.

Badger State officials hope hunters take another 6 percent of the state’s black bear population during this year’s seasons that begin in September.

Hunters reported taking more sows than bruins during the annual six-day Maryland hunt in four counties.

Baiting during the state’s black bear hunting season is prohibited, with severe violations for first and second offenses.

Keystone State hunters had a solid season, killing 10 bears weighing more than 600 pounds and one pushing 800 pounds.

Wisconsin DNR is asking for public assistance to help locate bear den sites for an ongoing research project.

More than 300 hunters purchased permits for the fourth hunting season in three southern zones in the Show Me State.

The weeklong hunting season harvest was higher than the previous five-year average in four mountainous counties.

After misidentification by state officials, a hunter killed a grizzly thinking it was a black bear.

Fact: When handled and prepared correctly, bear meat is delicious.

Tom Nelson punches his 50th black bear tag — and it’s a bruiser!