Bear Alexander Reveals Why He Chose To Return To Oregon And Forgo NFL Draft

Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Bear Alexander announced he will return to the program in 2026 earlier in December, and ahead of Oregon's College Football Playof ...
News 6 WKMG

Florida’s bear hunt is underway, but FWC is not actively saying how many have been killed

Florida is less than a week into its 2025 Black Bear Hunt, but we still don’t know how many bears have been harvested, or even if any hunters have bagged a single bear yet. When News 6 asked the ...
WTSP

Florida kicks off its first black bear hunting season in a decade

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will run from Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
WPLG

Animal advocates buy up bear hunt permits as Florida’s first hunt in a decade begins

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of the 172 hunters selected in a state lottery for the right to hunt a Florida black bear said he plans to use the permit as intended: to harvest a bear. Each permit holder ...
13abc

Florida bear hunting returns after a decade, despite pushback

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, hunters are expected to take several dozen black bears statewide. Bear ...
WESH

Florida bear hunt begins despite pushback

UPDATES. WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE, HUNTERS FANNED OUT ACROSS THE STATE IN SEARCH OF BLACK BEARS. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF BUILDUP TO THIS HUNT, WHICH IS SET TO START OR TO LAST ...
People

Florida Launches First Black Bear Hunt Since 2015 as Critics Attempt to Limit the Number of Bears Killed

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 ...
7News Miami

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the ...
Sun Sentinel

After a decade off, Florida resumes bear hunting. Here’s what to expect.

Hunters will fan out across Florida beginning today as the first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane advocates to cajole — ...
WFTV

Florida launches its first regulated black bear hunt since 2015

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida has launched its first regulated black bear hunt since 2015, aiming to manage the growing bear population despite public opposition. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...