Florida has reinstated legal black bear hunting for the first time in a decade, with the regulated hunt commencing despite strong opposition from conservation groups. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

When the West was being settled, black bears were wiped out from much of their native range. Slowly, they’ve reoccupied much ...

The NJ bear hunt will be extended four days after the number of bears killed fell shy of the harvest rate threshold at the ...

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the ...

The Florida black bear hunting season has begun, with 172 permits issued for this year's hunt, the state's first since 2015. Here's what to know about the hunt.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will run from Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. — A 16-year-old became the first successful hunter of the 2025 Missouri black bear season on its opening day. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, on Saturday ...

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years is scheduled to begin on December 6, pending a court challenge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 187 permits for the hunt, ...