FRANKFORT (AP) - A Pike County man became the first hunter in 100 years to kill a black bear in Kentucky during a legal hunt.
Danny Smith, a 35-year-old from Phelps, killed the 265-pound black bear on Saturday in Pike County.
Last year marked the first time in... more »
When black bear hunting comes up in conversation, the inevitable trivia question will be: "In what year did a hunter take a black bear during Kentucky's first hunts of the modern era?"
The answer could be 2010, if a hunter bags a bear the weekend of Dec. 18-19.
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Kentucky wildlife authorities have still not captured a black bear that attacked a hiker in the Red River Gorge despite reports Tuesday that the bear had been spotted in Beattyville. Officials are continuing to watch an open trash container in Beattyville after a black bear was seen foraging there. Officials... more »
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday they may be moving in on that black bear that attacked a hiker on Sunday in the Red River Gorge. Officials say someone thinks they spotted that same bear going through trash can in Lee County. Fish and Wildlife Officials say they have not... more »
The search continued Wednesday in the Red River Gorge for a black bear. There's still been no sign of the black bear that attacked a hiker over the weekend, which forced authorities to close down parts of the gorge. Those parts of the park, including all national forest system lands... more »
(AP) - A black bear remained on the loose Tuesday despite traps set after the animal mauled a hiker in the Daniel Boone National Forest, the first recorded bear attack on a human in Kentucky. State tourism spokeswoman Barbara Atwood said wildlife officers haven't been able to find the animal... more »
More than a dozen wildlife and law enforcement officers continued Monday to actively search for a black bear that attacked a hiker Sunday afternoon in the Red River Gorge Geological Area north of Campton.
Springfield resident Tim Scott, 56, reported that he was attacked by a bear as he... more »
Last week LEX 18 told you about a Madison County couple who ran into a black bear on U.S. 25 in the Richmond city limits. Now, there's been another black bear sighting, this time in Lee County. The incident happened Monday morning. Tom Jones said he was able to videotape... more »
A Berea couple who had just bought a new car say they hit a 300-pound black bear in the Richmond city limit Wednesday. The incident happened on US 25 between Duncannon Lane and the Bypass. Tammy Martin said she and her husband, Gary, had just bought the car and were... more »
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - A small black bear killed by wildlife officials in eastern Kentucky last weekend had broken into a home at Linefork in Letcher County. State wildlife biologist Steven Dobey told The Mountain Eagle of Whitesburg that the 100-pound bear's behavior left officers no choice. "It becomes a... more »
