Black Bear With 3 Yearlings Euthanized After Being Shot on Deck in Western Maryland Homeowner said he fired shot to scare the sow away Published May 20, 2016 • Updated on May 20, 2016 at 6:47 pm ...

OAKLAND, Md. (AP) -- A western Maryland man has been charged with hunting black bear out of season after Department of Natural Resources officials say he shot a sow with yearlings on his deck and ...

A Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologist said Tuesday that a 327-pound black bear spent the winter hibernating under the back deck of a summer home at Deep Creek Lake in western Maryland.