It's still a great time of year to look for mushrooms in Missouri. One man did just that, but instead of a tasty morel to cook he ran into a large apex predator instead.
There are only a few places in America that this is possible. A homeowner shared a new video showing quite a sight in their backyard. It was a bear mom and cubs napping and cooling off on a rock and I have to wonder out loud if this was in southern Missouri where the bear population is exploding.
If you love log cabins and also enjoy bears, there's a log cabin you need to see in Missouri's Ozarks. It quite literally has bears in the ceiling, but there's no need to be afraid.
Bears are curious creatures. One Missouri man learned that the hard way as he's shared video of a black bear he encountered in the Mark Twain National Forest. Spoiler Alert: it did not run away.
It looks like Missouri is preparing to have its biggest ever bear season later in 2023. The state will begin offering 400 black bear permits starting in May. The Department of Conservation released all the details today of what to expect.
Here's a scary thought. The fact that there's a law about what you can't do with a bear in Missouri means it's happened once. If there ever was a Show Me State "hold my beer" moment, this is it.
We live in a world where only the strong survive. That mantra is now a recommendation by the National Park Service. They say if you see a bear in Missouri, don't shove your slower friend to the ground while fleeing. Yes, this really happened.
If you venture into the Missouri woods as the weather warms up, you'll need to try hard to not see a bear based on the recent rush of encounters with these predators that are being shared. There's yet another showing a hiker who had a big ole bear cross the trail he was on.