Pennsylvania's black bear seasons are getting underway. Here's what you need to know

The Pennsylvania Game Commission will have an overlapping archery, muzzleloader and special firearms season in October.
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PA Game Commission: Bear hunting season looks promising throughout the state

With bear season in Pennsylvania now underway in certain parts of the state, the Game Commission says the 2025 season should ...
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2025 bear hunting: Pennsylvania adds Sundays, hopes for ‘reset’ amid harvest decline

Archery season is reduced from three weeks to one week this year, as officials aim to boost participation in the November firearms season after years of declining bear harvests.

Outdoors | Early bear seasons, deer muzzleloader, next on state's big game calendar

Black bear season begins locally this Saturday in wildlife management units nearest Johnstown, with archery hunters getting first crack at both male and female bruins for eight consecutive days.