Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida biologists estimate that there are around 4,000 black bears currently in the state. Florida wildlife commissioners voted ...

Florida has reopened black bear hunting for the first time in ten years, and you are watching a clash between two very different visions of conservation. Supporters see a tightly controlled season as ...

There are an estimated 4,000 bears left in Florida. About 300 die every year due to vehicles strikes poaching and loss of habitat. Photo from John Thomas via Unsplash Hunting plays an important role ...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — 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 vocal ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Nearly a dozen Marylanders were cited recently for violations during the state's annual black bear hunt, held last month in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties.

Florida's black bear population has rebounded, prompting the state to reintroduce a managed hunt. Anti-hunting groups have legally challenged the hunt and encouraged non-hunters to apply for permits.

Conservationists have filed a lawsuit to halt Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade, arguing that the hunt scheduled for December is unconstitutional and contradicts the state's own policy ...

Maryland hunters can apply for black bear hunting permits through Aug. 31, with 1,050 permits available statewide.

Hunters can now enter the lottery selection process for the annual six-day black bear hunt in Western Maryland.

BALTIMORE — Maryland's Department of Natural Resources has opened the lottery process for this year's black bear hunt.

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and ...