The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently released its annual bear harvest report showing that hunters harvested an estimated 1,685 bears during the 2024 hunting seasons.

Compound bow harvest: Pa. bowhunter sneaks to within 20 yards of massive black bear on Halloween The top counties for bears include: 161 in Tioga, 156 in Clinton, 148 in Lycoming, 131 in Bradford ...

Wildlife Management Units within the Catskills and western Adirondacks continued to produce the highest bear harvest densities. The heaviest dressed-weight bear reported to DEC in 2024 weighed 564 ...

The Catskills and western Adirondacks continued to produce the highest bear harvest densities. Hunters harvested more than 10 bears per 100 square miles, with hunters taking more than 14 bears per ...

The statewide harvest was 2,756, the division said. Two bears were killed in Wood County, located in the division’s District 6. One was taken by crossbow and the other by firearm. Other harvests ...