Monroe and Pike counties were among the top eight in Pennsylvania for total black bears harvested in 2024. In Monroe County, hunters took 93 bears, including the heaviest in Pennsylvania at 774 pounds ...

Pennsylvania hunters killed 2,642 black bears last year, down 9.5% from the 2,920 bears shot in 2023, the state Game Commission said this week. That still ranks among the state’s top 25 harvests on ...

Depending on how one looks at it, the prospects for Pennsylvania’s upcoming statewide black bear seasons can either be seen as a glass half-full or glass half-empty scenario. On one hand, the ...

Through an early archery bear season in selected Wildlife Management Units, two new October firearms bear seasons and the first week of a two-week statewide archery bear season, Pennsylvania hunters ...