Bears

You may think you don't need tips to survive a bear attack until you're actually staring down a 600-pound grizzly in the woods.

It appears that there is a 2-legged bear that has been captured by video from a Missouri trail cam.

You need to be bear aware in Missouri especially when you're driving.

You never know what you'll see when you're driving down a road in Illinois. One driver in the Land of Lincoln can attest to this fact as he was quite shocked to see a black bear casually climbing a tree next to the road he was on.

Take me home, country roads, to the place where bears are prowling? Perhaps that should be how the song goes in southeastern Missouri as law enforcement in one of these small communities has confirmed a black bear has been spotted near two rural roads.

I now know much more about bear poop than I ever thought I would. The state of Missouri wants it that way and there are great practical reasons why this is so.

When you go swimming in Illinois, you need to understand the dangers in the water. Now, you need to consider the possibility that there are bears swimming in Illinois lakes as a new video share proves.

I had no idea that black bears had military aspirations, but that's apparently the case for one of these creatures currently touring Illinois as he reportedly tried to break into Scott Air Force Base.

It's no secret that bears are becoming more common in Missouri, but how many official sightings have there really been? I found several maps that show how many and where bears have been spotted in Missouri and they're slightly terrifying.

I know that many senior centers do great work in providing entertainment for their residents. Many at an Illinois senior center definitely got a thrill this week as a big black bear got up-close-and-personal in Belleville, Illinois.