Louisiana is expanding black bear hunting just one year after its first season in decades, more than doubling the number of hunters allowed to participate and more than tripling the number of ...

The material covered at all three meetings will be identical. The proposals for "highly regulated black bear hunting" will be presented to FWC commissioners at a meeting in May. The FWC reported ...

Louisiana will expand its black bear hunting season in 2025, increasing the number of permits and opening two new hunting areas. The decision comes after a successful inaugural hunt in 2024 ...

Six Big Bend counties, including Leon, Hamilton and Suwannee counties, would be included in a bear hunting zone, according to proposals discussed in Wednesday’s meeting. More than 200 people ...