New York State saw a significant increase in its black bear harvest in 2024, with hunters taking an estimated 1,685 bears. The higher harvest numbers, a 24% jump from 2023, are attributed to ...

14—WATERTOWN — Last year was a good one for New York State bear hunters ... taxidermists and meat processors through the Black Bear Management Cooperator Program allows DEC to monitor trends ...

Together these two forest landscapes assure the continuation of the diversity of habitats necessary to support a thriving black bear population in the Adirondacks. New York state's black bear ...

New York state's black bear harvest jumped in 2024, the Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced, buoyed by a strong population in many areas of the Southern Tier. Hunters took ...