Nate Miller tagged a giant Pennsylvania black bear that weighed around 717 pounds. It's the heaviest bear taken in the state ...

A black bear was sighted in Licking County, Ohio, for the first time in over 20 years. The bear, likely a young male, was seen near Pataskala on June 10. Black bears are making a comeback in Ohio, ...

Ken Johnson has tried noisy tactics to encourage the 550-pound houseguest in his crawl space to leave. He is not sure it’s ...

Black bears, once gone from Ohio, are making a slow comeback with sightings increasing in recent years, including two in the first half of June 2025. A black bear was struck by a vehicle and ...

Hunting and deforestation once rooted out black bears in Ohio, but sightings are on the rise. Black bears are an endangered species in Ohio, and killing them is illegal under state law. In the ...