In my decades of outdoor experience, no wild animal charge has threatened my life like my encounters with rampaging wild hogs ...

As retired biologists, we’re saddened to see the agency in which we once proudly served reduced to shooting bears and wolves ...

A Kodiak bear can be over 10 feet tall on its hind limbs and weigh 1,500 pounds! A grizzly bear weighs closer to 700 pounds ...

A second vote on the hunt must be taken by the state in August, but all indications point to a 187-quota hunt that could last ...

The state banned bear hunting in 1994, brought it back for one season in 2015 and has not had a hunt since. FWC called off the 2015 hunt after just two days, when the number of harvested bears ...

FWC staff will discuss the black bear hunt during their commission meeting on May 21 and 22 in Ocala at the College of Central Florida. Visit FWC’s website to read the entire draft proposal for ...

FWC initially requested for a proposal on a potential bear hunt in December 2024, and held a series of virtual public meetings this year to gain feedback from Floridians on the topic. Last week ...

The first modern bear hunt was held in 2015, three years after the FWC removed the black bear from the state's list of protected species. Florida was once home to 10,000 bears or more, but that ...

It’s not every day you see a black bear with two cubs riding piggyback across one of the biggest bodies of water in Massachusetts. But that’s exactly what angler Izzy Drost of Greenfield captured on ...

Energy & Environment CT bear attack injures man in North Canaan, rekindling hunt debate The victim sustained scratches to his chest, but declined medical treatment at the scene ...

I don’t hunt, and I don’t live anywhere near bears. However, I appreciate the effort put forth by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in protecting bears and their habitats.