MA Black Bear Season 1 Zones 1 – 14
BLACK BEAR Bag Limit: 1 Annually Permit required. Limit one bear per year. Hunting only with rifle .23 caliber or larger; muzzleloader .44–.775 caliber, fired from the shoulder, using a single projectile; bows, draw weight 40 lbs. or greater; revolvers .357 Magnum or .40 caliber or larger; or shotgun, no larger than 10 gauge, including shotguns with a rifled bore, slugs [...]