The 2025 New Jersey bear hunt has officially concluded after a dozen bears were killed in the extended second segment, state ...

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 ...

When the West was being settled, black bears were wiped out from much of their native range. Slowly, they’ve reoccupied much ...

The article NJ Bear Hunt Extended After 450+ Killed This Season So Far appeared first on Hopatcong-Sparta Patch. New Jersey’s ...

Florida has reopened black bear hunting for the first time in ten years, and you are watching a clash... The post Florida’s ...

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will run from Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

One of the 172 hunters selected in a state lottery for the right to hunt a Florida black bear said he plans to use the permit as intended: to harvest a bear. Each permit holder is allowed to take one ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This week, Florida Wildlife officials approved a bear hunt in Florida for the first time in ten years. One of the controversial elements of the hunt is the use of dogs -- and now, ...

Joel Cleveland beat the odds – 953 to 1, to be precise – to secure a bear hunting permit. He won't be using it, however.

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

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 ...