The search continues today for a man who is believed to be armed, dangerous and hiding in the woods just miles from Rapid ...

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 ...

The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

In 1983, I dropped a doe on Halloween with my father-in-law’s .45-caliber Kentucky flintlock long rifle. The black powder muzzleloader, which has since been retired, shot a round lead ball.

OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposed rules for a black bear hunt ahead of its meeting next week. Meanwhile, organizers of a group against ...

Public debates continue after the hunting season, with a full report potentially bringing more answers. Florida’s first state-sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade finished on December 28th, 2025.

Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Jeff Nemeth wasn’t one of them — he and his son killed a 503-pound bear on a private ...

Louisiana's second iteration of its newly restarted black bear hunting season has ended with 16 bears killed, with the biggest weighing in at 565 pounds, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ...

One of the best deer-hunting memories I have is the morning Betty and I came downstairs to a homemade breakfast prepared by mom wearing our possible bags and powder horns and toting flintlock rifles.

Florida wildlife officials are hailing December’s black bear “harvest” as a safe and successful event, noting hunters killed dozens of bears during the highly criticized, state-sanctioned hunt. After ...

Florida's recent black bear hunt resulted in 52 bears being taken out of 172 permits issued. Black bear advocate groups purchased 52 of the hunting permits to prevent those bears from being killed.

ORLANDO, Fla. — FWC has released the results of the 2025 black bear hunt, which implemented new regulations aimed at sustainable wildlife management. Final amendments to bear hunting rules, approved ...