Black Bear

How big is a black bear?

An adult black bear can grow to be from 50 to 80 inches long, nose to tail, with male black bears being larger than female black bears.

Black bear cubs and baby black bears

The number of black bear cubs in a black bear litter is generally 2 in the western United States and 3 in the eastern United States.  Parts of Pennsylvania have excellent black bear habitat and a few black bear litters of 6 cubs have been reported there.

Black bear mating season

Mating Season for black bears are generally between late May and early July.

Black bears parental instinct and caring for young black bears and baby black bears

Black bear cubs usually stay with their black bear mother for 17 months.  Mother black bears stop traveling with their black bear cubs when the black bear mothers are ready to mate again.

Black bear hunting

In places where there is a large population of black bears such as in Canada, black bear hunting is normal. In British Columbia, there are about 140,000 black bears. In Ontario, there are 75,000 - 100,000 black bears. Black bear hunting has become somewhat popular among hunters.