bear hunting

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's bear hunt is entering the final two weeks of the part of the year in which most bears are harvested. The state uses its bear hunt…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's bears have been snooping around barrels of bait for weeks now, and they're soon to find out how all that free food got there in…

Hunters and animal welfare activists are preparing for a spat in the Maine Statehouse this year over a pair of bills that could potentially expand the…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Legislators might consider changes to Maine's bear hunt in the coming year as the state grapples with a growing population of the…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Wildlife officials in Maine say it's possible the state's bear hunt could be expanded to try to prevent the population of the animals…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's bear hunt has reached the point of the year in which it expands to allow hunting with the use of dogs.Most of the state's bear…

AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine bear hunt's getting started with the part of the season in which it's legal to lure bears with doughnuts and other bait…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Wildlife biologists say they expect bear hunters to have more success in the hunting season that begins in a few days because of poor…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Hunters are flocking to the woods of Maine to participate in the state's bear hunt, which is one of the key economic drivers of rural…

By Patrick Whittle, The Associated PressPORTLAND, Maine - The black bear population in northern New England is growing, and wildlife managers say this…