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FUN FACT : You can eat most parts of a black bear, but polar bear liver is toxic to humans due to extremely high levels of Vitamin A, making it the key part to avoid in polar bears, while black bear liver is fine to eat, just like other meats, though always cook bear meat thoroughly to avoid parasites.  

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