Twelve states allow hunters to lure bears with barrels of expired candy and syrup. A hunting organization wants Vermont to be ...

While bear sightings hit record highs in 2025, predatory attacks stay uncommon. Still, these gripping cases prove why they still haunt outdoor enthusiasts.

Hunters harvested an estimated 1,759 black bears during the 2025-26 hunting season. That total is second only to the 2003 ...

Much of that success came from the Southern Zone, which includes the counties of the Hudson Valley. Hunters in the Southern ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — There is a battle over bear hunting in Oklahoma, after one state lawmaker presented a bill looking to extend the hunting season. However, wildlife experts say this will ...

Louisiana officials want to expand black bear hunting grounds to encompass wildlife management areas and private lands across the entire state. Black bear hunting has only been legal for the past two ...

A new bill in the Mississippi Legislature could reintroduce black bear hunting for the first time in nearly a century. The proposed legislation would authorize the state's wildlife department to ...

Consider this treasured family photograph as something of a national Rorschach test. What do you see? A proud, young father introducing his infant son to the joy and satisfaction of a successful hunt?

Wisconsin will issue a record-high 15,245 bear hunting licenses for the 2026 season. The decision aims to reduce the black bear population in certain areas and meet hunter demand. The statewide ...

Nearly 2,000 bears were taken in Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas during the 2025 hunting season. But the real story wasn’t just the sheer number of successful hunters - it was the size of the ...

Louisiana's second iteration of its newly restarted black bear hunting season has ended with 16 bears killed, with the biggest weighing in at 565 pounds, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ...