OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposed rules for a black bear hunt ahead of its meeting next week. Meanwhile, organizers of a group against ...

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 ...

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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 ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) –An event that raises money to encourage kids to get involved with hunting is underway in the Black Hills. From ticket sales to vendor fees, 100% of the proceeds go toward ...

When Helfrich tells this story, as he did a week later at the Baldwinsville Rod & Gun Club, he does so with one key difference: he uses the word “we,” as if someone else was with him that day. “We ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — A total of 16 Louisiana black bears were harvested during the second bear hunting season, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has announced. The harvest ...

One of the best deer-hunting memories I have is the morning Betty and I came downstairs to a homemade breakfast prepared by mom wearing our possible bags and powder horns and toting flintlock rifles.

Florida's recent black bear hunt resulted in 52 bears being taken out of 172 permits issued. Black bear advocate groups purchased 52 of the hunting permits to prevent those bears from being killed.

FLORIDA, USA — With the first black bear hunt in ten years officially complete, the actual number of bear kills reported was far lower than what state officials would have allowed. After 172 ...