We Asked Our Moms In addition to being a new state record, Autumn’s bear was entered into the Pope and Young record book. The minimum score for black bear skulls in the P&Y book is 18 — the same as ...

The largest bear shot by a hunter in 2024 weighed 774 pounds. The Game Commission’s 2024 Big Game Record Book has been available since October and includes whitetails, elk and black bears. “ ...

Bear Week celebrates Mississippi's growing population of black bears and teaches people about the animals and how to avoid conflicts with them.

Colorado’s black bears are waking up from hibernation and looking for food. After 2024 saw record-high reports of bear sightings and conflict with humans, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has reportedly ...

While this is the first deadly black bear attack on record in Florida, the FWC says it has documented 42 prior incidents where wild black bears have made physical contact with people since the 1970s.