Fifty-two black bears were “harvested” during the 2025 Florida black bear hunt, the first of its kind in a decade, ...

A total of 172 permits were issued through a lottery system. Each permit allowed the harvest of one black bear ...

TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge on Monday rejected a group’s request for a temporary injunction to halt the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade. With the three-week hunt set to begin ...

One year later, I can still hear the cries. Our stalk along the edge of a forest-service road in east-central British Columbia had come to a halt before that first wail broke the silence, followed ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 52 bears were harvested during the 2025 black bear ...

Is Florida going to hunt bears? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to launch the state’s first bear hunting season in a decade. After requesting public feedback ...

Alaska’s bear hunting season is a long-standing tradition thanks to the state’s rugged wilderness and complex ecosystem management. With two native bear species—the brown (or grizzly) bear and the ...