JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This week, Florida Wildlife officials approved a bear hunt in Florida for the first time in ten years. One of the controversial elements of the hunt is the use of dogs -- and now, ...

This story, “No Way Out,” appeared in the April 2005 issue of Outdoor Life. The regulations it references applied to that time period, and have not been updated. Philip Propst couldn’t see his dogs or ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Dogs could be used to chase black bears in Kentucky under a new proposal that’s being heralded by hunters and assailed by animal rights activists. The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife ...

Six bear hunting dogs were killed in Langlade County over the weekend of September 26–27. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed the deaths in three separate wolf attacks, two near ...

A California ban on the use of hounds in bear hunting had a dramatic impact this past year -- the number of bears killed fell sharply. This follows a heated battle in the state legislature between ...