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Black bear hunting season to begin in Michigan: Key guidelines for hunters

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– The 2025 hunting season for black bears in the Upper Peninsula begins today. According to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), here are tips Michigan residents should know ...
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Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows and human encounters increase

Florida wildlife officials have approved the state's first bear hunting season in a decade as the black bear population continues to grow and encounters with humans increase. The Florida Fish and ...
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'There's no stopping it': Application window opens for Florida's bear hunt

HUNTERS CAN NOW APPLY FOR A CHANCE TO JOIN THE BEAR HUNT. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, AND AS WESH TWO GREG FOX REPORTS, IT HAS THOSE FOR AND AGAINST THE HARVEST. DEBATING WHETHER IT’S NEEDED. SO ...
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How to donate extra meat as deer, bear hunting season begins

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On the eve of deer and bear hunting season in our area, Jeffery Smith the Montgomery County Sheriff shared some safety tips on the sport and a meat processor who ...
WUFT

Florida’s black bear hunt, unpopular among residents, still scheduled

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...

Controversy in the Sunshine State: Inside Florida’s Black Bear Hunt Backlash

Florida’s first state-sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade finished on December 28th, 2025. Arguments and backlash about this hunt immediately followed. Supporters of Florida’s black bear hunt ...