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DIY Baiting for Black Bears

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.

August 30, 2023

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Pennsylvania Bears Get Good Report After Winter

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

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Record Black Bear Killed in North Carolina

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

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Black Bear Captured, Tagged in Mountains Near Los Angeles

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

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Eastern Elk Get a Predation Education

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?

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Michigan Residents Seeing More Black Bears

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

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New Arkansas Zone Yields 28 Black Bears During First Hunt

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

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Avian Flu Detected in Apex Predators

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

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Video: Hunting Guide Blows Up Bear Lungs Like a Balloon

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

January 13, 2023

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Kentucky Simplifies Bear Hunting Regulations

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

January 11, 2023

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Maryland Hunters Double Up on Black Bears

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

December 28, 2022

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Video: Bear Tears Down Christmas Decorations

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

December 21, 2022

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Jogger Attacked, Injured by Black Bear

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.

November 25, 2022

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West Virginia Bear Harvest Declines in 2021

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

October 26, 2022