OCALA, Fla. — After over three hours of public input, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spent about 30 minutes discussing and asking questions to staff about a bear hunt before voting ...

Hunters killed 368 bears during the first part of New Jersey’s annual bear hunt, a decrease compared to the same time last year, data from the state Department of Environmental Protection shows. The ...

Arguing that Florida's decision to hold a bear hunt in December is not based on "sound" science and research, a conservation group this week asked a judge for an emergency temporary injunction to halt ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has set a planned hunt of 172 black bears to start on Dec. 6. Bear Warriors United argues that the hunt would harm Florida's black bear population ...

In October 2015, Adam Sugalski stood at a check station in Lake City, Florida, and counted each dead Florida black bear brought in from the city’s hunt. The statewide hunt was called off after just ...

New Jersey’s 2025 black bear hunting season will be split into two segments — an archery season in October and a firearm season in December — with state wildlife officials retaining the authority to ...

Katrina Shadix submitted 550 applications for bear hunting permits hours before the deadline to enter Florida’s lottery for the black bear hunt. At $5 a pop, Shadix spent $2,750 on applications, but ...

I don’t even really know what this means… but you have my attention. Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert are quite the dynamic duo. We’ve seen them share the stage a number of times over the years, ...

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears killed. The ...