Beginning in July and continuing through December, a black bear made appearances across East Texas, primarily in Cherokee and ...

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 ...

Idaho Fish and Game announced that hunters can apply to hunt black bears from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15. Welcome to Greenland, an ...

Make-A-Wish Idaho's Gebert-Arbaugh Polar Bear Challenge had its biggest year yet.A record 527 people signed up, and 1,300 ...

Negotiated rulemaking” is a process that takes roughly a year and includes two additional rounds of public comment before a revised and final proposal goes before the Idaho Legislature for approval.

The bear, a female grizzly from the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem, was killed in late 2025, near Perkins Lake, close to Stanley.

The Washington Sportsmen’s Show (Jan. 28 to Feb. 1) in Puyallup features a unique indoor “Steelhead River” and extensive fishing seminars, and the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo (Jan. 30 and 31) is a ...

Florida’s black bear hunt ended with 52 bears killed, far fewer than the 172 allowed. Conservation groups say permit buybacks helped limit the hunt and now plan to seek federal protection. State ...

Tragically, it seems, Florida officials learned all the wrong lessons from the black bear hunt that saw the slaughter of at least 304 animals in the space of a few days a decade ago. This year’s hunt ...

Hunters killed 52 black bears during Florida's 2025 bear hunt, which was the first one permitted in ten years. The hunt was recommended by the FWC to manage a growing bear population, which has led to ...

WELL, TONIGHT MARKED THE FINAL DAY OF FLORIDA’S FIRST BLACK BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. THIS YEAR’S HUNT, HOWEVER, WAS MET WITH PUSHBACK FROM GROUPS OPPOSED TO KILLING THOSE ANIMALS. WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS ...

Florida's black bear population has rebounded, prompting the state to reintroduce a managed hunt. Anti-hunting groups have legally challenged the hunt and encouraged non-hunters to apply for permits.