Mississippi Legislature could allow first bear hunt in almost 100 years

Mississippi could see its first black bear hunting season in nearly 100 years if a new bill passes. Here's what to know.

The Alaska Bear Hunt That Tested My Entire Family

The author heads north by boat with his family, hoping to end a streak of bad luck by finally tagging a brown bear ...
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Bear hunt applicants face 1-in-1,000 chance of winning a December hunting permit

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a flood of applications, would-be Florida bear hunters have a one-in-a-thousand chance – the same as cracking open a ...
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Second lawsuit filed to block Florida’s upcoming bear hunt

Florida wildlife officials are now facing a second legal challenge over the state’s first sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade. On Wednesday, the advocacy group Bear Warriors United filed a ...

Anti-Hunters Tried to Hijack Florida’s Black Bear Season, But Officials Say the Hunt Was a ‘Success’ Anyway. Here’s the Harvest Data

Florida Fish and Wildlife has announced modest harvest numbers for the state's first black bear hunt in a decade.
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Florida bear hunt opponents apply for permits in hopes of denying them to hunters

Katrina Shadix submitted 550 applications for bear hunting permits hours before the deadline to enter Florida’s lottery for the black bear hunt. At $5 a pop, Shadix spent $2,750 on applications, but ...
The Baltimore Sun

3 Carroll residents charged with illegal black bear hunting

Three Carroll County residents have been charged with illegally hunting black bears using bait, and face fines up to $1,500, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The DNR ...