Arkansas Bear News

Bear harvest second highest on record - Feb. 17, 2011
LITTLE ROCK - They didn't beat last year's record, but bear hunters still harvested the second-highest total in the state's history. More than 450 bears were harvested during the 2010-11 season. During the 2009-10 season, hunters harvested a record 530 bears.

It's the season for young bears on the prowl - Aug. 04, 2010
FORT SMITH - Like human teenagers, young bears have problems and can create problems. They roam around in late spring looking for a territory of their own. They want something to eat, and they are inexperienced about earning it. A young bear's keen nose often leads him (most of the wanderers are males) to food near houses, and the troubles begin.

Record number of bear harvested in Arkansas - Feb. 18, 2010
LITTLE ROCK - Hunters took a record number of bears during the 2009-10 Arkansas bear season. Over 530 bears were harvested. The total was over 130 more bears than the second highest total from the 2007-08 season. The harvest totals were presented to commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission during its monthly meeting today.