A group of buddies hunt blacktails on Kodiak Island, where they encounter more than a few bears. Finally, a sow attacks.

OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposed rules for a black bear hunt ahead of its meeting next week. Meanwhile, organizers of a group against ...

Florida’s December bear hunt has drawn more than 100,000 applications for just 172 permits. Supporters say it’s needed to manage populations, while critics warn it threatens an already vulnerable ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more ...

In Alaska’s annual battle of heavyweights, a salmon-chomping bruin named 747 – like the jetliner – has emerged as the most fabulously fat.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of ...

Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second place three previous years. The ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle it out to see who will be named the fattest of them all in the wildly ...

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. This event, which began in 2014 as a ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A rare white-colored black bear got a reprieve from the hunter's gunsights Friday. In a teleconference meeting, the Alaska Board of Game ordered an emergency closure on hunting of ...

Several organizations opposed to the hunt encouraged people to obtain hunting licenses and apply for a bear permit they would never use. Donald Register of Lake City holds a sign in support of a bear ...