Local leaders are working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to address issues and revive the industry, aiming to ensure ...
The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missourians hoping to hunt black bear or elk this fall should note that applications for a limited number of permits open in May. For black bear hunting, the Missouri Department ...
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Alaska’s newest kelp hatchery recently finished its first growing season in a mobile shipping container in Kodiak. The hatchery aims to help kelp farmers on Kodiak Island boost how much they can grow.
What happens when someone is forced to face their biggest fears with no warning? In this challenge, his friends spend two weeks secretly planning a series of terrifying pranks designed to make him ...
A new bill in the Mississippi Legislature could reintroduce black bear hunting for the first time in nearly a century. The proposed legislation would authorize the state's wildlife department to ...
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Wisconsin will issue a record-high 15,245 bear hunting licenses for the 2026 season. The decision aims to reduce the black bear population in certain areas and meet hunter demand. The statewide ...
Nearly 2,000 bears were taken in Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas during the 2025 hunting season. But the real story wasn’t just the sheer number of successful hunters - it was the size of the ...
Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Jeff Nemeth wasn’t one of them — he and his son killed a 503-pound bear on a private ...