Wisconsin hunters harvest 7 bulls, 5 antlerless elk in 2025 elk hunt

The state's eighth managed elk hunt is being termed a well-managed hunt that met both hunter and conservation objectives.

After Finally Listening to My Buddy, My Bull Is a New Oklahoma State Record

Bowhunter Erick Nelson arrowed a big 6x6 elk in 2023 that was just recently declared the new No. 1 typical archery bull in ...
Outdoor News

An archery elk hunt that was worth the wait

Experiences in the Rocky Mountains remind you that you’re only a heartbeat from heaven every day you spend in elk country.
The Florida Times-Union

FWC says 52 black bears killed in controversial 2025 Florida hunt

Hunters killed 52 black bears during Florida's 2025 bear hunt, which was the first one permitted in ten years. The hunt was recommended by the FWC to manage a growing bear population, which has led to ...
WESH

Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ends amid ongoing controversy

WELL, TONIGHT MARKED THE FINAL DAY OF FLORIDA’S FIRST BLACK BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. THIS YEAR’S HUNT, HOWEVER, WAS MET WITH PUSHBACK FROM GROUPS OPPOSED TO KILLING THOSE ANIMALS. WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS ...
Orlando Sentinel

Halfway through Florida’s bear hunt, state officials won’t say how many bears are dead

Florida’s first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over but state wildlife leaders have offered no information on its progress, not even a death count. “Are we overkilling like ...
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 ...
KWCH

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 ...