The New York State Southern Zone early big-game archery season opens Wednesday for whitetail deer and black bear, and will run through Nov. 14, the day before the regular deer firearm season begins.

Alaska’s bear hunting season is a long-standing tradition thanks to the state’s rugged wilderness and complex ecosystem management. With two native bear species—the brown (or grizzly) bear and the ...

The state offers various black bear hunting seasons, including archery, muzzleloader, and firearms, with dates varying by wildlife management unit. For 2025, Sunday hunting is now permitted within the ...

New Jersey’s 2025 black bear hunting season will be split into two segments — an archery season in October and a firearm season in December — with state wildlife officials retaining the authority to ...

Depending on how one looks at it, the prospects for Pennsylvania’s upcoming statewide black bear seasons can either be seen as a glass half-full or glass half-empty scenario. On one hand, the ...

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously approved by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission unanimously approved rules that will resume an annual black bear hunting season. The bear hunt will take place for 23 days, starting for the first ...

Hunters killed 368 bears during the first part of New Jersey’s annual bear hunt, a decrease compared to the same time last year, data from the state Department of Environmental Protection shows. The ...