Fast facts about bear season in Arkansas [Video]

ARKANSAS, USA — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is warning that black bear season is fast approaching.

“Spring has sprung in the Natural State and with that young bears are on the move and sometimes getting themselves into mischief,” AGFC said.

Arkansas was once known as the Bear State because of the number of bears that lived here. There are now 6,000 bears in Arkansas, according to AGFC.

AGFC says that the most common type of bear in Arkansas is the black bear, but that they can come in different colors, from blond to cinnamon.

AGFC says that young bears are “walking stomachs,” and that if food is hard to find, they’ll go looking for it, which is often how mischievous young bears …