Those numbers are what turn a big bear into a legendary one. Lots of hunters dream about a 300- or 400-pound bruin; a ...

Florida lawmakers are questioning the state's wildlife commission after an endangered giant manta ray was captured for Sea World Abu Dhabi. Advocates are also challenging the FWC's decision to allow a ...

A Leon County circuit judge on Nov. 24 rejected a group’s request for a temporary injunction to halt the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade.

Florida has launched its first state-sanctioned black bear hunt since 2015. State wildlife officials claim that the hunt will ...

In the heart of Florida's wild landscapes, from dense swamps to sprawling flatwoods, a long-dormant tradition has come back ...

Guide and outfitter Zack LaFreniere of Howland, Maine, had set a bait barrel in a remote part of Penobscot County in early September. He monitored the bait site with a cellular trail camera, and ...

Preliminary figures show that hunters across Pennsylvania brought in 1,206 bears during the Nov. 22-25 firearms season.

Bear hunting season is over in Pennsylvania, but they’re still talking about the big one that didn’t get away in Western Pennsylvania. That’s a 700-pound bear. Nate ...

Only 172 permits were granted out of nearly 20,000 applicants statewide. Of those permits, 11 were issued to Southwest ...