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 ...

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 ...

State wildlife officials said the hunt was needed to manage Florida’s growing bear population, while opponents said the agency was using flawed data to allow what they called a “trophy hunt.” ...

A black bear in Florida (Florida Fish and Wildlife, Tim Donovan/FWC) FLORIDA – As the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission continues to analyze the state’s first permitted bear hunt in a ...

Nearly 2,000 bears were taken in Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas during the 2025 hunting season. But the real story wasn’t just the sheer number of successful hunters - it was the size of the ...

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 ...

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade resulted in 52 bears killed over a 23-day season. More than half of the bears were taken from the state's Panhandle region. The largest bear killed was a ...

What in the world is going on here? Many are wondering why only 52 bears were killed in the Florida black bear hunt. Could it be that there just aren’t that many bears? Well let’s look at the glaring ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – 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 harvested a 503-pound ...