WHYY

New Jersey’s controversial black bear hunting season begins

This story originally appeared on 6abc. Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting ...
Pensacola News Journal

A new black bear hunt in Florida? FWC seeking public feedback, comments. Here's when

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host three virtual meetings in April to discuss a potential black bear hunt. The FWC is considering a hunt because the state's black ...

I went on my 1st bear hunt in 1977. 2 years later, Maine ended spring bear hunting.

"I didn’t kill a bear that first day, but I did learn two important things that I have carried with me ever since." ...
WPTV-TV

FWC seeking public input on potential statewide black bear hunt

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking public input on regulated black bear hunting options across the state. In December 2024, the FWC's Bear ...
WESH

Florida's black bear advocates challenge the FWC's decision to conduct hunt

WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW. FIRST AT FOUR. OPPONENTS ARE ASKING A JUDGE TO STOP A BEAR HUNT SCHEDULED TO START NEXT WEEK. BEAR WARRIORS UNITED IS SUING THE STATE AND ASKING THE COURT TO ISSUE AN ...
Orlando Sentinel

Last-ditch effort to stop Florida’s bear hunt

With Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade just two weeks away, opponents say they’ve used a combination of tactics to protect bears from bullets — and are heading to court Monday in Tallahassee ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Changes in bear hunting rules in effect this season

Bear hunters have few changes to note going into the 2024 bear season. It is once again illegal to harvest any bear that is wearing a radio telemetry collar. At 2 inches wide, the leather collars are ...
WPTV-TV

Second lawsuit filed to block Florida’s upcoming bear hunt

Florida wildlife officials are now facing a second legal challenge over the state’s first sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade. On Wednesday, the advocacy group Bear Warriors United filed a ...

Judge to rule on lawsuit over Florida's controversial bear hunt

A Florida judge will decide next month if a lawsuit challenging the state's recent bear hunt can proceed to trial.
NBC Montana

FWP begins fourth year of black bear research in southwest Montana

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks researchers will begin the fourth season of a multi-year black bear study this month aimed ...
WCTV

FWC lowers the number of bear hunting permits to be issued

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has lowered the number of hunting permits they are issuing for the bear hunt, according to their website. Originally, ...

Stalking This Massive Costal Brown Bear Was the Greatest Experience of My Hunting Career

The author and his guide stalked this old and massive costal brown bear in Alaska. Here's the story of their adventure and ...