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Goldilocks and the trash bears: Woman catches a family of bears dumpster diving - Apr 19, 2023 8:14 AM
More Minnesota Bear Permits Available This Year - Apr 7, 2023 10:28 AM
Man gets 2 years probation for killing bear in backyard - Jan 5, 20233:52 PM
Saint Louis Park Black Bear Sighting MN - May 9, 2022 6:56 AM
500 lbs Hank the Tank from California - Feb 20, 2021 3:13 PM
Trail cam captures 'fat' bear in northern Minnesota — and the imagination of viewers - Dec 8, 2021 8:25 AM
A first for St. Paul's Union Depot: Black bear on premises - Sept 7, 2021 8:25 AM
Sow survival: Know how to spare female bears - Aug 3, 2021 8:25 AM
Trapping Ursus Americanus — Aka the Black Bear - July 20, 2021 8:25 AM
Celebrity bear that rambled through several Midwest states killed by vehicle - July 15, 2021 8:05 AM
Minnesota DNR warns that black bears becoming especially bold in pursuit of food - June 22, 2021 8:33 AM
New Thoughts on Black Bear Home Ranges — June 1, 2021 1:48:59 PM
AMAZING video of Black Bear Emerging from Den — Mar 30, 2021 1:48:59 PM
Honey Burn??? — Feb 16, 2021 4:17:16 PM
Vermont, New Hampshire see record black bear harvest — Jan 25, 2021 2:09:42 PM
Where are the BIGGEST bears found in North America? — Jan 12, 2021 4:03:32 PM
Asian Bear Bile Extraction Farms — Dec 8, 2020 2:05:10 PM
Rock Climbing Bears — Oct 1, 2020 7:00:02 PM
One Bear Changed Our Town — Sep 15, 2020 6:34:55 PM
Vexing proposition: trail cameras and curious bears — Sep 8, 2020 3:02:19 PM
5 North American Black Bear Facts — Feb 27, 2020 3:59:12 PM
Pope and Young Club names new world-record black bear — Feb 17, 2020 2:17:46 PM
Florida State won’t hold bear hunt in 2019 — but 2020 is possible — Dec 17, 2019 6:24:55 PM
Brainerd man charged after killing large bear on Red Lake Indian Reservation — Dec 11, 2019 1:16:07 PM
An Unusual Student! Black Bear Breaks Into Middle School After Hours and Wanders Halls — Sep 26, 2019 8:18:12 PM
2019 Minnesota Black Bear Hunting Report III — Sep 25, 2019 3:40:57 PM
2019 Minnesota Black Bear Hunting Report II — Sep 25, 2019 3:38:47 PM
2019 Minnesota Black Bear Hunting Report I — Sep 25, 2019 3:37:57 PM
800-pound Minnesota black bear! — Sep 10, 2019 1:45:53 PM
How to Hunt Alaska on a Budget — Aug 27, 2019 4:22:47 PM
Bear Ear Tags — Aug 5, 2019 1:21:22 PM
Black bear teeth — Jul 20, 2019 11:52:47 PM
The Business of Bear Bait — Jul 2, 2019 2:17:45 PM
Black Bear Located in Backyard Tree After Being Chased Through Massachusetts Neighborhood — May 20, 2019 4:48:55 PM
Bear shot by DNR in Twin Cities — May 1, 2019 6:17:25 PM
Wisconsin DNR board scales back black bear permits — Jan 24, 2019 2:31:26 PM
Groups file notice will sue over Wyoming, Idaho bear baiting — Dec 20, 2018 8:39:57 PM
Burned bear Cinder shot and killed by hunter in Washington — Dec 18, 2018 1:17:39 PM
For first time, no ear-tagged, radio-collared research bears killed during hunting season — Oct 22, 2018 8:07:31 PM
Hunter injured after bear falls, dislodges rocks — Oct 2, 2018 1:18:12 PM
As bears eat well on natural nuts and berries, hunters' harvest takes a hit — Sep 24, 2018 5:29:37 PM
2018 Black Bear Hunting Report #3 — Sep 21, 2018 6:50:23 PM
Authorities pull globe, not honey pot, from bear cub's head — Sep 18, 2018 2:04:39 PM
ELK CARCASS BECOMES SITE OF DEADLY GRIZZLY ATTACK — Sep 18, 2018 1:15:09 PM
2018 Black Bear Hunting Report #2 — Sep 18, 2018 1:12:02 PM
Twin Cities man 'severely' mauled during encounter with 2 bears in Wyo. mountains — Sep 11, 2018 6:14:59 PM
2018 Black Bear Hunting Report #1 — Sep 7, 2018 6:09:53 PM
Wyoming grizzly hunting season suspended — Sep 5, 2018 2:20:10 PM
Governor closes state lands to bear hunting — Aug 21, 2018 5:35:52 PM
Suit: Renewed federal protection needed for Louisiana black bears — Jul 18, 2018 5:45:50 PM
Report: Ending New Jersey bear hunt could double population — Jan 15, 2018 6:43:26 PM
A management success story? New Jersey black bear sightings, harvest numbers drop significantly — Jan 2, 2018 5:21:58 PM
Bear attacks 3 men in northern Minnesota; animal located, shot dead — Dec 20, 2017 3:58:25 PM
End of New Jersey bear season looms – and likely for a while — Dec 19, 2017 8:38:58 PM
A 3 bears story from North Shore: Humans rescue trio from locked dumpster — Oct 30, 2017 1:38:52 PM
2017 Minnesota Black Bear Hunting Report II — Sep 26, 2017 2:29:51 PM
Vehicle hits and kills 200-pound bear in Twin Cities suburb — Sep 26, 2017 2:25:11 PM
2017 Minnesota Black Bear Hunting Report I — Sep 11, 2017 1:14:48 PM
Minnesota's overall bear shortage a paradox amid soaring hunter success — Sep 6, 2017 3:29:50 PM
Bear research: Getting to the teeth of the matter — Aug 8, 2017 8:54:34 PM
Lured by household trash, bears on move in Colorado towns — Jul 25, 2017 5:46:12 PM
Bear Spray VS. Bullets: Which offers better protection? — Jan 18, 2017 6:44:03 PM
Duluth, social media go wild over black bear in tree downtown — Nov 3, 2016 12:52:38 PM
576-pound black bear among largest in Wisconsin — Oct 17, 2016 6:02:23 PM
MN State’s bear harvest on pace for steep increase — Oct 4, 2016 5:18:16 PM
Minnesota Black Bear Hunting Report – September 23rd, 2016 — Sep 23, 2016 8:24:03 PM
Minnesota Black Bear Report – September 9th, 2016 — Sep 13, 2016 8:50:37 PM
Bear decline in Chippewa National Forest brings out DNR researchers — Aug 23, 2016 3:15:58 PM
Bruins on the move — Aug 8, 2016 1:12:04 PM
Does more bait mean more bears? — Aug 8, 2016 1:10:51 PM
Are outdoorists having a hand in fewer bear encounters? — Jul 28, 2016 9:00:23 PM
Duluth bear enjoys an afternoon snack, a dip in the pool — Jul 28, 2016 1:40:26 PM
Josh Bowmar SPEARS GIANT BEAR On The Ground — Jun 8, 2016 2:52:37 PM
Bear attacks woman at her home near Sebeka, Minn. — May 18, 2016 2:56:14 PM
Teddy Bear - How it got its name? - Louisiana Black Bears Recovered — Mar 15, 2016 5:35:32 PM
14-year-old Hunter Bags Ultra Rare Black Whitetail Buck — Dec 15, 2015 8:07:28 PM
DNR announces new rules for spring turkey hunting — Dec 15, 2015 7:02:08 PM
10-year-old Takes Idaho’s Largest 2015 Black Bear — Nov 11, 2015 8:49:20 PM
Bear attacks Florida man on eve of state's first hunt in more than 2 decades — Oct 28, 2015 1:43:56 PM
Untitled Post — Sep 24, 2015 8:18:47 PM
2015 Minnesota Bear Report I — Sep 9, 2015 6:22:26 PM
Season is nigh; rebuilding Minnesota bear population remains the goal — Sep 2, 2015 5:46:13 PM
Ted Nugent One of Many to Sign Up for Florida’s Inaugural Bear Hunt — Aug 19, 2015 5:27:58 PM
Anderson: Now-legal gun silencers to make noise at Ramsey's Game Fair — Aug 14, 2015 4:06:46 PM
Bear Breaks into Pie Shop, Devours 38 Full Pies — Jul 17, 2015 6:18:08 PM
Lynn Rogers can't put radio collars on bears, but can resume bear den cameras, court rules — Jul 14, 2015 9:07:39 PM
How to certify a MN state record fish — Jun 10, 2015 2:12:29 PM
Boaters, anglers, hunters could face many changes if bill vetoed by Dayton is approved in special session — May 26, 2015 12:34:53 PM
NH Officials Ban Chocolate as Bear Bait after Spree of Deaths in 2014 — May 15, 2015 8:22:30 PM
Still no avian flu found in Minnesota wild birds — Apr 29, 2015 7:25:45 PM
Wood bison leave Portage for release in Alaska wild after an absence of more than 100 years — Mar 23, 2015 1:57:10 PM
Sportsmen can turn tables on Humane Society of the United States by exposing this group to your friends — Mar 19, 2015 2:17:25 PM
Just what happens to that deerskin? — Mar 2, 2015 1:23:12 PM
Minnesota farmers face a 'perfect storm' because of wolf ruling — Feb 23, 2015 1:27:02 PM
Ruffed grouse: things to know — Feb 6, 2015 3:02:15 PM
Florida Wildlife Officers Kill Heaviest Bear in State History — Jan 27, 2015 2:06:49 PM
To support Maine vote on bears, USSA sponsors hunt in .... Quebec? — Dec 31, 2014 3:32:30 PM
3 dead, 8 injured after vehicle hits bear on Florida road, another car crashes into scene — Dec 8, 2014 4:35:37 PM
Tips for tracking deer after the shot — Nov 21, 2014 3:49:39 PM
How to … Adjust your hunting strategy after the rut — Nov 21, 2014 3:38:39 PM
Eva Shockey responds to critics of bear hunt — Nov 19, 2014 7:09:20 PM
Continued: Hunters near quotas in wolf season — Nov 17, 2014 2:02:20 PM
How I got this photo: Black bear hibernates in above-ground den — Nov 14, 2014 3:25:59 PM
State’s bear kill drops to lowest level since 1988 — Nov 4, 2014 6:41:06 PM
Long way back after a bear attack — Oct 31, 2014 6:06:41 PM
Deadly New Jersey bear attack was unprovoked, bear acting in 'predatory' manner — Oct 31, 2014 5:50:13 PM
How to remove the Y-bones from a northern pike — Oct 30, 2014 6:38:41 PM
Minnesota black bear population finds stability — Oct 27, 2014 1:29:18 PM
Ruling leaves bear researcher in the dark — Oct 27, 2014 1:27:14 PM
Maple Lake Couple Recovers After Hitting 900-Lb Moose — Oct 7, 2014 5:56:27 PM
MN hunter survives brutal bear attack — Oct 6, 2014 6:17:13 PM
Map: Where bears have attacked people in Minnesota — Oct 6, 2014 6:11:03 PM
Black Bear Harvest Report — Sep 24, 2014 12:24:53 PM
31-year-old Utah man killed by bear in Bridger-Teton National Forest in central Wyoming — Sep 16, 2014 5:46:45 PM
Bear Report IV — Sep 12, 2014 1:35:15 PM
Bear Report III — Sep 9, 2014 2:21:15 PM
Bucket bear rescued by volunteer group — Sep 4, 2014 2:35:45 PM
Bear Report II — Sep 2, 2014 9:55:43 PM
Bear Report I - Baiting/Pre-Hunt — Aug 27, 2014 5:55:37 PM
Pre-season hunting prep: black bear baiting tips and tactics — Aug 26, 2014 5:51:20 PM
2014 MN Fall Turkey Regs — Aug 12, 2014 3:09:44 PM
Anderson: Ely bear researcher needs to end his battle with DNR — May 30, 2014 1:05:06 PM
Possibly wounded bear eludes police, DNR agents in Savage — May 30, 2014 1:00:46 PM
Deer Glands: What Do They All Do? — May 19, 2014 2:59:32 PM
DIY turkey fan display: A cheap and easy option for hunters — May 14, 2014 1:06:17 PM
Maine researchers find bear den 15 high in tree — Jan 24, 2014 4:01:32 PM
Minnesota bear kill lowest since the late ’80s — Oct 24, 2013 8:59:18 PM
Enormous bear could be a Minnesota record — Oct 17, 2013 6:51:55 PM
Another research bear apparently dead — Oct 1, 2013 5:21:50 PM
2013 Bear Report 3 — Sep 19, 2013 2:16:24 PM
Hunter kills research bear near Ely — Sep 19, 2013 2:12:02 PM
2013 Bear Report 2 — Sep 12, 2013 7:11:54 PM
2013 Bear Report 1 — Sep 6, 2013 5:34:00 PM
Bear killed near Cadillac didn't attack girl — Aug 28, 2013 6:56:16 PM
World's oldest wild bear dies in Minnesota forest — Aug 27, 2013 5:50:05 PM
Michigan conservation agents kill bear, plan tests to see if it chased, attacked 12-year-old — Aug 19, 2013 2:30:01 PM
DNR responds: Why Rogers bear permit wasn't renewed — Jul 29, 2013 2:25:38 PM
Bear researcher Lynn Rogers files suit against Minnesota DNR — Jul 24, 2013 6:13:49 PM
Bear researcher to meet with Minn. Gov. Dayton next week over DNR plan to revoke study permit — Jul 16, 2013 4:24:09 PM
Black bear dies after running into ambulance — Jul 16, 2013 4:22:43 PM
Bear activity leads to closing of Sand Island in Apostles — Jul 8, 2013 12:46:18 PM
Man Loses Eye in Shell Lake Bear Attack — Jun 24, 2013 12:23:51 PM
Black bear attacks wildlife researcher north of Milaca — Jun 10, 2013 3:06:18 PM
Woman mauled by black bear in north-central Minnesota — Jun 10, 2013 2:58:51 PM
Bear breaks into NM home and attacks 82-year-old bedridden woman, who suffers minor injuries — Jun 10, 2013 2:54:35 PM
Bear attacks woman in northern Minnesota — Jun 5, 2013 6:28:14 PM
Rogers defends his bear research — Feb 4, 2013 8:09:27 PM
Department of Natural Resources cuts permit for Ely bear researcher — Jan 28, 2013 4:05:20 PM
Record number of black bears killed in West Virginia — Jan 21, 2013 6:27:04 PM
Hunters register 4,400 bears during Wis. 2012 season, for 2nd-highest bear harvest on record — Nov 21, 2012 2:58:19 PM
A big Minnesota bear story with legs, but not many teeth — Oct 29, 2012 6:05:44 PM
Minnesota Bear harvest will top 2011's — Oct 12, 2012 5:34:39 PM
Two bears seen ‘daily’ in southeast Minnesota — Jul 18, 2012 5:05:51 PM
Hunting opportunities likely to expand at Minnesota Valley Refuge — Jul 12, 2012 1:44:37 PM
Look out, Rochester area! Black bears are on the prowl — Jul 10, 2012 1:57:49 PM
Bear, 3 cubs in tow, kills dog in backyard of home in Sherburne County — May 7, 2012 8:11:03 PM
Falling bear in widely viewed Colo. photo killed by car after returning to area from mountains — May 4, 2012 8:17:34 PM
Cambridge man buys car from Polar Chev, strikes bear on the way home — Mar 29, 2012 8:06:43 PM
Kentucky wildlife commissioners to reconsider bear chasing — Mar 22, 2012 2:00:40 PM
Wisconsin wildlife officials urge people to leave bears alone as they emerge from dens — Mar 12, 2012 1:37:31 PM
Alaska Game Board delays considering more bear snaring — Feb 21, 2012 7:05:08 PM
Nevada's inaugural bear hunt ends with 14 bears killed — Jan 13, 2012 5:16:44 PM
Too-friendly bear — Dec 27, 2011 2:54:57 PM
Black bear killed in St. Paul — Dec 19, 2011 5:24:43 PM
Wisconsin hunter may bag record with bear — Oct 17, 2011 5:22:01 PM
Deer hunter mauled by bear near Superior — Oct 10, 2011 3:42:26 PM
Anderson: Hunter gives take on death of famed bear — Oct 4, 2011 7:55:45 PM
Bear Report 9/8/2011 — Sep 12, 2011 3:39:09 PM
2011 Black Bear Regulations — Aug 10, 2011 6:37:24 PM
Latest MN Hunting / Fishing Legislation — Jul 20, 2011 2:21:21 PM
Florida black bear removed from threatened list — Jun 16, 2011 9:06:29 PM
Two die in bizarre crash involving bear on Hwy. 148 — Jun 14, 2011 8:18:23 PM
Minnesota's bear license lottery redone — Jun 9, 2011 1:38:56 PM
DNR says bear hunt lottery will be re-run due to computer error — May 31, 2011 12:56:59 PM
Legislature rejects bear ammendment — May 24, 2011 2:55:29 PM
Bear shot, killed near I-694 and Hwy. 36 — May 23, 2011 1:36:55 PM
Were black bears ever actually extirpated from Missouri? — May 12, 2011 1:37:17 PM
Did you know? — May 9, 2011 8:17:40 PM
Did you know? — Apr 25, 2011 2:11:56 PM
Bear hunt applications open April 1, new rule sets purchasing deadline — Apr 7, 2011 1:23:47 PM
Outdoors Journal: Cricket frogs calling — Apr 1, 2011 1:01:48 PM
When you don't want to attract bears — Mar 24, 2011 7:37:42 PM
Wrong decision on study bears — Mar 11, 2011 2:22:29 PM
Bill Marchel: Let a sleeping bear lie? No way, not with knowledge to be gained — Mar 8, 2011 2:58:16 PM
Hibernation for humans? Sleep on it — Jan 27, 2011 2:17:38 PM
All the trappings — Jan 19, 2011 2:27:02 PM
Colorado DOW to Draft Regulation Prohibiting Bear Den Hunting — Jan 11, 2011 4:19:50 PM
Rack up this trophy to walk in the woods — Dec 30, 2010 3:53:50 PM
PA: Enormous bear taken by bowhunter in Pike — Dec 6, 2010 5:00:07 PM
Turkey license applications — Dec 1, 2010 8:11:35 PM
Flying squirrels huddle, not hibernate — Nov 19, 2010 3:13:40 PM
Video shows Troy Gentry's illegal bear kill in Minn. — Oct 28, 2010 1:25:16 PM
New Ice Fishing Store — Oct 7, 2010 2:31:49 PM
Another research bear shot in northern Minnesota — Sep 22, 2010 4:13:51 PM
2010 Black Bear Report — Sep 17, 2010 5:03:08 PM
2010 Minnesota Bear Hunting Report — Sep 10, 2010 5:52:23 PM
Researcher near Ely says hunter killed one of his bears — Sep 8, 2010 3:46:47 PM
Bears on the move in Yellowstone region, putting at risk hunters, hikers and themselves — Aug 24, 2010 2:29:19 PM
Bear take likely to stay high — Aug 23, 2010 5:22:57 PM
Nighthawk migration — Aug 20, 2010 2:12:56 PM
Minnesota Wild Grapes — Aug 6, 2010 2:38:16 PM
Navionics iPhone Lake Maps North (Minnesota) — Jun 21, 2010 3:34:00 PM
Bear license lottery results search — Jun 16, 2010 2:19:07 PM
Lost bear cub is found, reunited with mom — May 28, 2010 1:42:25 PM
Bear cub whose birth was watched online missing near Ely — May 25, 2010 4:50:28 PM
N.J. considers renewing bear hunt — May 13, 2010 7:18:52 PM
Have you gone bat house mad? Perhaps you should — May 10, 2010 6:53:51 PM
DNR: Bear had to be killed — May 7, 2010 2:28:23 PM
Bear reportedly shot on White Bear golf course — May 6, 2010 1:52:27 PM
Wilkes-Barre man guilty of killing largest bear of 2009 season over bait — May 4, 2010 8:46:19 PM
2010 Bear hunt — May 4, 2010 2:15:52 PM
Sturgeon — Apr 23, 2010 3:46:16 PM
New World Record Deer — Apr 19, 2010 4:17:42 PM
36 Year Old bear — Apr 2, 2010 2:46:17 PM
2010 Bear Hunt — Mar 8, 2010 5:12:48 PM
Minnesota Quality Deer Management — Jan 3, 2010 6:41:38 PM
First Ice — Nov 18, 2009 2:36:10 PM
2009 MN Whitetail Hunt — Nov 10, 2009 8:43:23 PM
Welcome to CCO — Nov 4, 2009 2:32:13 PM