Unlike their less adaptable North American cousins, the polar bear and the grizzly, black bears are steadily increasing in ...

The Department of Natural Resources will issue 14% more bear hunting licenses and set a 6% higher kill goal for the 2025 ...

Former state Sen. Raymond Lesniak argued in court that the council running the hunt gives too much power to a private group ...

HARTFORD — In response to growing encounters with Connecticut's black bear population, Republican lawmakers have submitted 16 different bills that would create hunting seasons either statewide ...