Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ends amid ongoing controversy

A total of 172 permits were issued through a lottery system. Each permit allowed the harvest of one black bear ...
Anchorage Daily News

A flight from Boston to Alaska, part 2: Hunting for bears, and the return

After reaching Alaska, the duo of Laurence Lombard and Frederick “Pete” Blodgett spent some time in Southeast before ...
Opinion
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Hunters stunned after birdshot stops charging grizzly in Montana

The idea of stopping a grizzly bear with birdshot seems absurd at first glance. Most hunters would agree that even powerful firearms can struggle to stop these massive predators. Yet, in a remarkable ...
Family Destinations Guide

This Stunning State Park In Alaska Will Make All Your Stress And Worries Disappear

Buskin River State Park in Kodiak, Alaska is nature’s answer to your stress-induced eye twitch. There’s something magical about standing at the edge of a pristine Alaskan river, watching salmon battle ...
News 6 WKMG

Florida’s bear hunt is underway, but FWC is not actively saying how many have been killed

Florida is less than a week into its 2025 Black Bear Hunt, but we still don’t know how many bears have been harvested, or even if any hunters have bagged a single bear yet. When News 6 asked the ...
WTSP

Florida kicks off its first black bear hunting season in a decade

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 ...
13abc

Florida bear hunting returns after a decade, despite pushback

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, hunters are expected to take several dozen black bears statewide. Bear ...
WESH

Florida bear hunt begins despite pushback

UPDATES. WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE, HUNTERS FANNED OUT ACROSS THE STATE IN SEARCH OF BLACK BEARS. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF BUILDUP TO THIS HUNT, WHICH IS SET TO START OR TO LAST ...
People

Florida Launches First Black Bear Hunt Since 2015 as Critics Attempt to Limit the Number of Bears Killed

State wildlife officials claim the hunt is intended to help control future overpopulation of the species Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...
7News Miami

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the ...
Orlando Sentinel

After a decade off, Florida resumes bear hunting. Here’s what to expect.

Hunters will fan out across Florida beginning today as the first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane advocates to cajole — ...