The mating season for black bears is in the spring. The females have the cubs in the winter, and that following spring they leave home. Females have cubs every other year. There are usually one to five cubs in a litter. They start breeding about three to five years.
Black bears are all American.
They are found in eastern coastal plains and in western mountains. Their population stretches over CA, the Rocky Mountain states, Mexico, North MN, WI, MI, New England, NY, PA, through the Appalachians, the southeast, most of Florida, ad southern Louisiana. They travel all over the country. The males roam more than females. Studies show that males roam about 11,000 acres and females roam about 2,000 acres.