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A woman in Maine stood her ground against a black bear in her yard, punching it in the face before it bit her and ran off.

Baiting black bears is often misunderstood or maligned, but bowhunters with experience realize the challenges. With some basic info and a good strategy, anyone can do this.

Keystone State black bear survey finds healthy sows, cubs; project may expand.

Longtime hunters find success on second day of 2022 season with monster bruin in mountainous western region of Tar Heel State.

A young boar believed to have been seen for a couple of years was captured and tagged in the undeveloped Santa Monica Mountains.

Across elk country, black bears and elk are intertwined, but how are some of America’s “newest” herds coping with that region’s apex predator?

Wildlife officials say bruins are moving around, but food and habitat for hibernation will be critical to establish new territories.

The Natural State’s black bear hunters took full advantage of a new zone.

The country’s worst outbreak of avian flu in years is showing up in mammals, including a black bears and mountain lion in Colorado.

You know that a big game animal's lungs expand when filled with air, but you’ve never seen it demonstrated in this way.

Kentucky wildlife officials have simplified its bear hunting regulations, eliminating eight zones and harvest quotas to help hunters plan and hunt easier.

Hunters killed 103 black bears during the Maryland hunt this year, twice as many as in 2021 thanks to a combination of factors.

A Ring doorbell captures video of a young black bear as it pulls down a homeowner’s front-step Christmas decorations.

A jogger was attacked by a black bear in a forested area near Lake Whatcom in Washington state, state officials say, but did not sustain serious injuries.

Hunters in the Mountain State faced a bumper mast crop that decreased bear movement.

A multi-year research project studies sarcoptic mange, a skin disease, in Virginia's black bear population.

Bears are showing up in new areas of the Bay State.

Anglers in Saskatchewan film a hungry black bear as it climbs a tall tree and then grabs an eaglet from the nest.

Three bear sanctuaries in North Carolina will be open for limited hunting for the first time in decades due to overpopulation.

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission approved the addition of two new black bear hunting zones during its May meeting.

Man arrested, bear cubs returned to the wild.

You never know what will show up at a black bear bait site, and this Manitoba bowhunter has a lengthy encounter with a big cinnamon-phase bruin with a unique throat patch.

A spring hunt for Canadian black bears is on just about every bowhunter’s bucket list. Here’s help with sorting through the options.

Think you can predict which predator shows up on the scene after a hunter arrows a wild turkey?

Missouri black bear hunting season under attack.

Keystone State hunters record another high black bear harvest.

Watch as bowhunters tag three Manitoba black bears at close range, with the largest making the Boone and Crockett record book.

Station location changes due to COVID-19 protocols.

Outdoor writer and bear hunting outfitter Bernie Barringer discusses the best broadhead designs, as well as lethal shot angles, on black bears.