Louisiana is expanding black bear hunting just one year after its first season in decades, more than doubling the number of ...

Florida wildlife officials are holding the first in a series of online meetings about the possibility of a return to bear ...

They are the only bear species in the state, and, despite the name, their fur ranges in color from blond to black. It’s been ...

FWC said in Thursday's meeting the range occupied by bears in the state increased from 17 percent in 1993 to 51 percent in 2020.

Florida wildlife officials will hold a series of online meetings about the possibility of a return to bear hunting in the ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – The state is considering updating bear hunting regulations and is seeking public comment. One regulation under consideration is expanding the time frame of bear hunting season.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for public input on a potential black bear hunt.

FWC Executive Director Roger Young said that the first meeting, open to anyone "who wants to provide feedback" on a potential bear hunt, will be held on March 13.

The controversial topic of bear hunting is back up for discussion in Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Travis Larson, 49, of Homer was sentenced Monday to five years’ probation for providing big game transportation services for four black bears taken illegally in the Kenai Peninsula in May 2018.

Hounding of bears by hunters during bear hunting season was outlawed by the Legislature in 2012 and shouldn’t come back even if hunters don’t intend to kill the bears. As in 2012, it remains ...

Although currently illegal, bear hunting has come back into conversation after over 4,000 black bears have been most recently recorded throughout Florida. As the population of black bears ...