MORAINE STATE PARK, Pa. — When Nate Miller left Beaver County to go bear hunting early Saturday morning, he knew his odds of shooting a bear, or even seeing one, were slim. He got to Moraine State ...

Guide and outfitter Zack LaFreniere of Howland, Maine, had set a bait barrel in a remote part of Penobscot County in early September. He monitored the bait site with a cellular trail camera, and ...

If you ended up encountering a record-setting black bear in your home state, what would your reaction be? Maine sees its fair share of big bears, but one snared this year seems to have taken the cake.