JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This week, Florida Wildlife officials approved a bear hunt in Florida for the first time in ten years. One of the controversial elements of the hunt is the use of dogs -- and now, ...

A California ban on the use of hounds in bear hunting had a dramatic impact this past year -- the number of bears killed fell sharply. This follows a heated battle in the state legislature between ...

A Wahkiakum County District Court judge sentenced a Battle Ground man earlier this month for illegally hunting black bear with dogs in a case that began with a tip from a trail camera, according to ...

Hunters transport a bear that was shot and killed during the 2016 hunting season across Lake Tugaloo. The hunters were taking the animal to station where a state wildlife official could weigh the ...

Our black bears deserve better; our people deserve better. Pandering to special interest groups and blood sport enthusiasts ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Applications opened Friday for Florida’s first regulated black bear hunt in a decade, a lottery that will distribute just 187 harvest permits and has reignited a heated dispute ...

VICTIMS COULD GO TO BOTH. FWC IS PROPOSING A THREE WEEK BEAR HUNT IN DECEMBER TO ADDRESS WHAT IT SAYS IS A FAST GROWING BEAR POPULATION. A VOTE IS SET FOR NEXT WEEK, AND SOME PEOPLE SAY THE TIMING FOR ...