This story, “Premonition Bear,” appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outdoor Life. Duane Christensen felt uneasy as he drove to Anchorage, Alaska. He had, in fact, been feeling uneasy for two weeks. ...

STARTED WITH AN ARGUMENT AT A BAR IN DELAND. AND MORE BREAKING NEWS. FLORIDA’S FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE WILL REMAIN ON THE CALENDAR. THAT’S RIGHT. TODAY, A JUDGE DENIED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION THAT ...

In this May 17, 2015, file photo, a Louisiana Black Bear, subspecies of the black bear rests in a water oak tree in a neighborhood in Marksville, La. TALLAHASSEE — State wildlife officials next month ...

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 ...

Florida proposes its first bear hunting season in a decade, aiming to manage a growing bear population. Opposition to the hunt is widespread, with animal welfare groups and public opinion polls ...

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

The biggest interior grizzly bear ever killed by a bowhunter was shot in May 2009 by Pennsylvania hunter Rob Debias. It was ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...

Florida is holding its first bear hunting season in a decade, prompting a battle between state officials and wildlife advocates. A "Spare a Bear, Bag a Tag" campaign encouraged conservationists to win ...

The FWC has released the final count of 52 bears harvested during the 2025 black bear hunt.

HAVANA, Fla. — Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday in support of the state's first black bear hunt in 10 years. During a meeting Wednesday in Havana, commissioners for the ...

State wildlife officials next month could approve rules for a three-week bear hunt in December that would have "a more structured format" than a hunt halted a decade ago after a limit was quickly ...