The second part of the much-debated New Jersey bear hunt begins Monday, but it could be cut short for one of the few times in the 20 years since it was reinstated. Shotgun hunting will take place in ...

Hunters killed 472 black bears during the two segments of the 2024 New Jersey bear hunt, according to figures posted Sunday by the state Division of Fish and Wildlife. That number is lower than the ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida could move toward its first sanctioned bear hunt in nearly a decade. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday directed officials to bring forward ...

When a Pennsylvania hunter encountered a large black bear about 15 yards away, little did he know he probably just harvested the commonwealth’s heaviest bear of the year. Scott Price of Madison ...

Florida has not held a sanctioned bear hunt since 2015, when a weeklong hunt was called off after two days because hunters had already killed over 300 bears. (File photo: Andrea Cornejo/ WUFT News) ...

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years is scheduled to begin on December 6, pending a court challenge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 187 permits for the hunt, ...

A Schoharie County man is facing several charges for illegally hunting a bear in the town of Fulton. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation police officers (ECOs) first began ...

LUNENBURG COUNTY, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him, state wildlife officials said. The incident occurred Dec. 9 in Lunenburg ...