Most people imagine a bear encounter as loud and chaotic, yet real encounters unfold with startling speed. A bear reads ...

An interesting wrinkle for a top Spring Break spot.

(Sign up for the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Lakes Country newsletter, covering Brainerd, Bemidji and beyond.) A young black bear came out of hibernation too early in north central Minnesota. Folks knew ...

If you're driving or camping in bear country, odds are good you'll get close to a bear. Just because you're inside a car ...

Last fall, black bears roamed in Dolores in noticeable numbers, rummaging through trash cans, walking along Central Avenue ...

Louisiana officials want to expand black bear hunting grounds to encompass wildlife management areas and private lands across the entire state.

A bill that would expand black bear hunting season in Oklahoma passed a key committee on Wednesday.HB 4128, a bill by Rep.

As clashes between people and black bears continue to escalate, Colorado is calling on communities to help fix the problem.

State lawmakers are considering a measure that would open Oklahoma’s bear hunting season two weeks early. The bill’s author says it would protect residents from bears encroaching on their property.

A bear-y special guest was spotted at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. According to LBL, a hunter's trail camera caught the black bear wandering near Piney Campground ...

Spring black bear controlled hunt draw results are now available at GoOutdoorsIdaho.com. Email notifications will be sent to those who provided an email address on their profile; others can check ...

Deep in the woods of western Massachusetts, wildlife biologist Dave Wattles is living out a lifelong dream — working with black bears. “It was always a dream of mine to study and work with bears,” ...