Thanks to decades of conservation efforts, black bear populations are rebounding across the U.S. In Arkansas, hunters talk about their annual black bear hunt — a practice they acknowledge is ...

As the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission continues to analyze the state’s first permitted bear hunt in a ...

FLORIDA – Law enforcement officers issued no citations against hunters during Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade. On Wednesday, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission executive director ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Saturday marks the beginning of Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, but many would-be bear hunters won’t be gearing up to join in - and it’s not due to any shortage of bears.

This Wautoma woman sat for 65 hours in a blind waiting for the beast, while a Waupaca teacher was in the right place at the ...

Nearly 2,000 bears were taken in Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas during the 2025 hunting season. But the real story wasn’t just the sheer number of successful hunters - it was the size of the ...

Wisconsin bear hunters will see more opportunities to get a license this year statewide, but numbers will be similar to last year in the north. The Natural Resources Board approved recommendations ...

Wisconsin hunters will have a better chance to harvest black bears this fall due to a record number of licenses and higher ...

A Florida man’s morning work commute was delayed after he was greeted by a black bear strolling across his front yard.