After a black bear slashed a Connecticut man’s chest as he was walking his dog in North Canaan last week, the debate over bear hunting in the state once again heats up. Officials with the state’s ...

This story, “A Lean and Angry Bear,” appeared in the May 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. We trailed the sheep killer that morning with some of the best dogs on earth, a pack brought to north-central ...

A mama bear with a nearby cub chased a man and scratched him after causing him to fall in Boulder over the weekend, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday. The incident happened around 11 p.m. along ...

Bowhunters are now permitted to hunt black bears in the Garden State. Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released initial numbers from the 2025 Bear Hunt, the first bear hunt in ...

Although the odds indicate regulators will OK the first black bear hunt in a decade in Florida, opponents will pull out all the rhetorical stops when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

UPDATES. WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE, HUNTERS FANNED OUT ACROSS THE STATE IN SEARCH OF BLACK BEARS. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF BUILDUP TO THIS HUNT, WHICH IS SET TO START OR TO LAST ...

Fluorescent orange is definitely in fashion during Pennsylvania’s hunting seasons that include special firearms seasons for black bear and white-tailed deer this week. Sure, it’s also archery season.

If you’re planning a black bear hunt in North Carolina in 2025, timing is everything and you need to ensure you know the regulations of where you’re headed. Unlike states with a single, statewide ...