While FWC is mum on black bear kills, Naples taxidermist has two from south Florida

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's ...

Missouri shares new regulations, dates for deer, turkey hunting seasons

The Missouri Department of Conservation has set the turkey and deer hunting dates for the 2026-2027 seasons, along with a ...

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

The DeSantis administration’s approach to managing the hunt that stretches from December 6-28 is strikingly different from ...
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Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is underway — why it’s controversial

Florida has reopened black bear hunting for the first time in ten years, and you are watching a clash... The post Florida’s ...

Florida Python Cowboy makes a splash with new tactic for hunting iguanas

Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is just the most efficient way to nab the nuisance lizard, says Mike Kimmel, who goes by Python Cowboy on social media.
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‘No data, no oversight’: Florida bear hunt draws criticism from conservation group

The group Speak Up for Wildlife says they have reports of people killing Florida black bears without proper permits during ...
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They smell a rat: Florida dogs follow their noses to the fast-growing sport of Barn Hunt

Organizers slip real rats into tubes with air holes and hide them under the hay. The sport draws breeds of all kinds to ...
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Lines are drawn in Florida’s black bear hunt

For the first time in a decade, a black bear hunt has returned to Florida. FWC reports that they received over 163,000 applications for the chance to win one of only 172 bear tags.