From Nepal to the nursery, this is the gear that dominated our editors’ lives this month

After plenty of testing, here are 11 gear items our editors love and recommend for hikers, skiers, and travelers in January ...
WESH

Florida bear hunt begins despite pushback

UPDATES. WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE, HUNTERS FANNED OUT ACROSS THE STATE IN SEARCH OF BLACK BEARS. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF BUILDUP TO THIS HUNT, WHICH IS SET TO START OR TO LAST ...
WESH

Bear hunters in Florida paid $2K to opt out of killing

NOW. THEY’VE MARCHED AT THE STATE CAPITOL. THEY’VE FILED LAWSUITS TO TRY AND STOP FLORIDA’S FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. BUT AS WESH TWO MICHELLE MEREDITH REPORTS, ONE GROUP IS TRYING A NEW APPROACH ...
News 6 WKMG

Florida’s bear hunt starts Saturday. What you need to know

ORLANDO, Fla. – Starting this weekend, hunters will be able to hunt Florida’s black bears, provided they have a permit. From Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, hunters who received a permit will be able to ...
News 6 WKMG

Florida’s bear hunt is underway, but FWC is not actively saying how many have been killed

Florida is less than a week into its 2025 Black Bear Hunt, but we still don’t know how many bears have been harvested, or even if any hunters have bagged a single bear yet. When News 6 asked the ...
WTOC-TV

Florida bear hunting returns after a decade, despite pushback

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, hunters are expected to take several dozen black bears statewide. Bear ...
New York Post

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback

For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of ...