Missouri is offering more black bear hunting permits this fall and a limited number of elk permits. Applications are open in ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the results of Florida's 2025 black bear hunt. The three-week season drew sharp criticism from animal advocacy groups despite ...

Where Rob Brossman operates bait sites in the southeast corner of the Wind River Range, he knows there are plenty of black bears out there to gobble up the peanuts he leaves. “I know the population ...

No change was proposed to the 1,700-bear harvest threshold that was last reached in 2012, and if reached this year, would ...

The department increased the number of available permits from 600 to 2,000 and increased the harvest quota limit from 40 to ...

State wildlife officials claim the hunt is intended to help control future overpopulation of the species Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

The author questions the low number of bears killed in a recent hunt, suggesting it indicates a smaller bear population than claimed. The article alleges the 2025 hunt lacked proper regulation, such ...

Wildlife officials said the population sharply declined because of overhunting and habitat loss, dropping to fewer than 12 ...