Nevada’s black bear hunt amounts to an unsportsmanlike escapade, say wildlife advocates, who contend the state-sanctioned practice of hounding reduces the sport to shooting fish in a barrel. With a ...

South Carolina hunters are killing more black bears than ever as restrictions are eased on stalking and shooting the animals, a trend that concerns animal welfare groups but one that reflects state ...

Wisconsin hunters will have a better chance to harvest black bears this fall due to a record number of licenses and higher ...

This hunt went against the FWC's own bear management plan ...

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 ...

The Wisconsin DNR will offer 15,245 black bear hunting licenses in 2026, a record high and a 16% year-over-year increase.

Applications for the 2026 black bear and spring turkey hunting seasons are due by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10 The drawing for 2026 black bear harvest authorizations will occur in February. Turkey ...

The Sierra Club opposes a proposed Florida black bear hunt, arguing it is not based on current scientific data. Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is using outdated 2015 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida black bear hunt begins this Saturday, Dec. 6, for the first time in ten years. Black bear hunting was outlawed across the state in 1994, when the population reached ...

Florida’s first state-sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade finished on December 28th, 2025. Arguments and backlash about this hunt immediately followed. Supporters of Florida’s black bear hunt ...

Hunters transport a bear that was shot and killed during the 2016 hunting season across Lake Tugaloo. The hunters were taking the animal to station where a state wildlife official could weigh the ...