If you ended up encountering a record-setting black bear in your home state, what would your reaction be? Maine sees its fair share of big bears, but one snared this year seems to have taken the cake.

Guide and outfitter Zack LaFreniere of Howland, Maine, had set a bait barrel in a remote part of Penobscot County in early September. He monitored the bait site with a cellular trail camera, and ...

A Pennsylvania hunter bagged the largest black bear in the state so far this year by killing a 717-pounder in Butler County's Moraine State Park. Nate Miller bagged the massive bear while hunting in ...

This month, Florida allowed the first black bear hunt in 10 years after the last one was ended abruptly over too many killed.

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ALPINE, Texas — In one of the most remote corners of Texas, Matt Hewitt is unlocking the door to a giant steel trap he's hoping will catch a black bear. "It's completely empty," Hewitt says, as he ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Chris Mayo was protecting his dog when he was attacked by a bear in his backyard. For the first time, the Gulf Breeze man spoke publicly about his brush with death. Just two ...