Editorial: CT lawmakers need to face reality, introduce a bear hunt

The ballooning bear population is a clear hazard to Connecticut residents. There's no downside to allowing a hunt.
Yahoo! Sports

NJ hunter kills 770-pound black bear, setting state record: ‘Smartest animal I’ve chased’

A New Jersey bow hunter just set a state record by killing a 770-pound black bear — a beast he’d been eyeing over the past two bear hunts. Brian Melvin, 39, first spotted the bear three years ago ...
Los Angeles Times

More than 160,000 apply for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, wildlife officials say

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more ...
Orlando Sentinel

Rules for Florida proposed bear hunt: ‘It’s going to be a massacre’

Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear advocates quickly blasted those rules for favoring trophy hunters and said ...
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Florida Restarts Black Bear Hunts Again Despite Protests

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Wednesday morning, despite ...
Time

Florida Approves First Black Bear Hunt in a Decade, Despite Protests

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Bear-hunting season has begun in Missouri. Here’s what you need to know

Missouri's black bear hunting season opens Monday, Oct. 16. This is only the third year in Missouri’s modern history that hunters can get permits to shoot black bears. The species was nearly driven ...