"I didn’t kill a bear that first day, but I did learn two important things that I have carried with me ever since." ...

Maine’s general bear hunting season begins on the last Monday in August, and this year, that date – Monday, Aug. 25 – is right around the corner. Thousands of hunters from across the state and country ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maine supports about 25,000 black bears, with the highest densities in the North Woods, where continuous forest provides ideal ...

A man from New Jersey died while hunting in Somerset County on Tuesday. David Ridgway, 69, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, was hunting a bear in northern Pierce Pond Township around 8 a.m. Tuesday, the ...

AUGUSTA (WGME) – Some Maine lawmakers are pushing to preserve the right for Mainers to hunt and fish using traditional methods, like bear baiting, hound hunting and trapping. The bill would enshrine ...

A New Jersey man died Tuesday after suffering a medical event while bear hunting in Maine, officials said. David Ridgeway, 69, of Bridgeton, collapsed at about 8 a.m. while walking in the woods of ...