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By Mike RocheAt the September meeting of the Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board, held at Field Headquarters in Westborough, the agenda included a review of the management of the black bear population.Dave Wattles, who serves as Black Bear and...

By Mike RocheAs you may have heard, a horse was killed by a bear in South Athol last week. This ultimate wildlife/livestock conflict was a great loss for the owners of the 24-year-old pony, who had been a great show horse in her day. It is easy to...

By DOMENIC POLI

Experts say that if you encounter a bear it is important to immediately make yourself look big, talk very calmly and slowly back away.But after that, if you saw the carnivoran mammal in Massachusetts, you can go to bit.ly/3raabc8 to report the...

By Mike RocheTuesday morning dawned beautifully. For a change, this writer had not hopped out of bed at 4 a.m. to match wits with a gobbler but instead had slept in until 7. Since turkey season in Kansas in early April, most days have begun early. Not...