black bear

Bradford has always had a propensity for town characters. Nearly everyone can remember at least one individual, man or woman, who made the Bradford ar...

Pennsylvania’s black bear population is down again for a second straight year, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Emily Carrollo, commissi...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hunters took 3,659 Pennsylvania black bears in 2021, the fifth-best bear harvest ever and the second largest since 2011. That total...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Human foods, including junk foods, are not as beneficial to bears as some who provide those foods to the bruins might believe. Acco...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania bear hunters harvested at least 3,619 black bears this year, which would rank 2021 as the 7th top bruin harvest of all...

With nearly 1,200 black bears killed by Pennsylvania hunters already this fall, the hunting seasons that will draw the most hunters into woodlands acr...

Bear hunters in Pennsylvania, of which there likely will be the most ever this hunting season, will have more opportunities to pursue the animals this...

Pennsylvania is ranked eighth nationally for the largest number of deaths through wildlife attacks from 1999 to 2019. Through those 20 years, Pennsylv...

Many ginseng collectors plant seeds of the endangered medical herb in the Pennsylvanian forests where they collect it, but that could have both positi...

BRAVING A BEAR : What would you do if you saw a bear? For Fretz sixth grader Caleigh Means, the answer is save a loved one, which is something the fam...

WARREN — The Allegheny National Forest announced the opening of a new trail segment called the Black Bear Trail on Thursday. The Black Bear Trail is a...

It’s that time of year when black bear sightings increase. While we are in the early stages of summer, black bears are beginning to prepare for the fa...

She stood looking alert with her fawn standing nearby. What a sight! Chances were that there was another newborn in the vicinity as well. A couple of ...

The game pole is where hunters gather this time of year, especially after a black bear or a white-tailed deer has been retrieved from the field. As th...

Changes to Pennsylvania’s big game hunting season relating to October offers a wide range of opportunities. The regular archery season opened for deer...

A local black bear went on an adventure at a new place on Thursday: middle school. The unexpected visitor stopped at 8:54 p.m. Thursday night at Floyd...

Nature can be captivating and even mesmerizing for some, but don’t throw caution to the wind and engage in stupid. A recent visit to the Grand Canyon ...

What do you do when you run into trouble? In today's society many feel that a call to 911 will save the day. But that's not always the case. This is e...

Two local residents captured photos of black bears near their homes over the weekend in the Bradford area. For Amber Burr, a Jackson Avenue resident, ...

Black bears create an atmosphere of excitement whenever they’re encountered. After all, this creature of the wild can go wherever they want. However t...