Ultimate Bear Hunting News

Black Bear Season To Close In Bear Management Unit 700 - Sep. 29, 2008
The hunting of all black bears in Bear Management Unit 700 – Region 7, in portions of Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Musselshell, Prairie, Powder River, Richland, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone and Wibaux counties, will close one-half hour after sunset on Thursday, October 2, 2008.

DEC Opens New Areas to Bear Hunting in Central and Western New York - Sep. 18, 2008
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that the state has adopted regulations that open new areas to black bear hunting this fall.

FWP Outdoor Extra - Sep. 18, 2008
Some people say that there are only two seasons in Montana: winter’s coming and winter’s here. For bears those two seasons are: hibernation’s coming and hibernation’s here.

Bears, Youth Deer Hunt Featured in Latest Issue of N.H. Wildlife Journal - Sep. 12, 2008
Few New Hampshire experiences are quite as memorable as coming face to face with a black bear. New Hampshire Wildlife Journal magazine's September-October 2008 issue gets up close and personal with black bears in "The Bear Necessities," an article written by forest educator and journalist Dave Anderson.

Public Urged to Call Division of Wildlife if Concerned about Bears - Sep. 05, 2008
A La Plata County resident has pleaded guilty to harassment of wildlife and has been ordered to pay about $1,000 in fines and court costs. The charge is related to an incident in September 2007 in which two bears were shot and killed north of Bayfield.

Wyoming Wildlife TV to Focus on Grizzlies and Wolves Sept. 14 - Sep. 05, 2008
The recovery of wolves and grizzly bears is one of the greatest conservation success stories of all time. It is also one of the most controversial. On Sept. 14, Wyoming Wildlife TV takes an in-depth look at the recovery of these species in Wyoming and the effects they are having on people who live, work, and recreate in bear and wolf country.

Bear Cooperator's Patch to Return for 2008 Hunting Season - Sep. 04, 2008
The Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that the Bear Cooperator's Patch will be available in 2008 after a one-year absence. The DNR and the Michigan Bear Hunters Association (MBHA) have partnered together to produce the patch in an arrangement that is similar to the relationship between the DNR and the National Wild Turkey Federation that produces the turkey patch.

Bear baiting with off-highway vehicles - Sep. 02, 2008
St. Paul, MN - Hunters using bear bait should know that several state forests have a new limited classification that restricts travel by off-highway vehicles (OHV) to roads or trails that contain an OHV sign.

Bears Searching for Food - Aug. 29, 2008
"An individual near Burgess Junction, west of Dayton, has been intentionally feeding black bears," says Joe Gilbert, Sheridan region wildlife supervisor for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

DNR Asks Bear Hunters Not To Shoot Radio-Collared Bears - Aug. 26, 2008
Hunters participating in this fall’s bear hunt, which opens Sept. 1, should avoid shooting radio-collared animals to aid researchers in collecting valuable data about Minnesota’s black bear population, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).