The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm document an adventurous bear hunt with hounds.

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

Hunting Afognak Island with two others in October, Chase Parker tagged a huge Roosevelt bull that should be the new No. 1 elk ...

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 ...

Two Montana men have been sentenced each to a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act after reaching plea ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida wildlife officials reported 52 bears were harvested during the state’s highly regulated 2025 black bear hunt, following the approval of new hunting rules earlier this year. After ...

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 ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Joel Cleveland poses with his Florida bear hunting ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the results of this year’s controversial bear hunt season. In total, 52 bears were reported to the FWC, ...

A total of 52 black bears in Florida were harvested during the 2025 bear hunt, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. A total of 172 permits were issued. The bear hunt ran for ...