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 ...

Started in 1976, the Blackfoot Bowmen sponsor competitive tournaments, both indoor and outdoor, host weekly leagues, which are run on a handicap system to ensure competitive fairness, and host ...

The entertainment industry will be in the spotlight on Sunday, January 11, to celebrate the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, marking ...

Hollywood's finest were out in force on Sunday, descending upon the iconic Beverly Hilton Hotel for the glittering 83rd ...

OCALA, Fla. — After over three hours of public input, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spent about 30 minutes discussing and asking questions to staff about a bear hunt before voting ...

The biggest interior grizzly bear ever killed by a bowhunter was shot in May 2009 by Pennsylvania hunter Rob Debias. It was ...

Hunters killed 52 black bears during Florida's 2025 bear hunt, which was the first one permitted in ten years. The hunt was recommended by the FWC to manage a growing bear population, which has led to ...

WELL, TONIGHT MARKED THE FINAL DAY OF FLORIDA’S FIRST BLACK BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. THIS YEAR’S HUNT, HOWEVER, WAS MET WITH PUSHBACK FROM GROUPS OPPOSED TO KILLING THOSE ANIMALS. WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS ...

The 2025 New Jersey bear hunt has officially concluded after a dozen bears were killed in the extended second segment, state officials said. There were 12 bears killed in the four-day span from Dec.

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 ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — 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 ...