Bear Hunting

• U.S. judge restores protections to grizzly bears, blocks hunts

  A U.S. judge ordered federal protections restored for grizzly bears in the Northern Rocky Mountains on Monday, a move that blocks the first grizzly hunts planned in the Lower 48 states in almost three decades.

  World

  Sep 24, 2018
  
• Trio of Peterborough County hunters fined for bear hunting offences

  Three Peterborough County men were fined for bear hunting offences which occurred last November in Belmont Township.

  Environment

  Mar 14, 2018
  
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• Death of Bear 148 mourned at Canmore rally, change in behaviours urged

  Dozens of people attended a rally in Canmore on Saturday to mourn the recent death of Bear 148 and to send a message.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2017
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• Hunter that killed Bear 148 in B.C. knew she was wearing a tracking collar

  The hunter that killed Near 148 in B.C. knew the animal was wearing a research tracking collar.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2017
• Miley Cyrus joins call to close ‘loophole’ on grizzly bear hunt in B.C.

  The campaign was released on Tuesday and it features the voice of the artist singing a chilling version of Teddy Bears’ Picnic over footage of an empty forest.

  Sep 27, 2017
• ‘This guy is crazy’: Spear hunting already illegal in Ontario

  An official with a hunting education group says a controversial online video of a black bear being pierced by a long spear shows an extreme form of hunting that's unsafe and unusual.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2016
• Alberta Fish and Game Association fine with ban on spear hunting

  Since there's not a huge demand for spears and in order to improve the public perception of hunting, a major game association in Alberta supports the province's decision to ban the weapon.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2016
• Hunter that killed bear with spear technically not in the wrong

  A YouTube video showing the killing of a black bear, has people looking at Alberta's hunting regulations.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2016
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• Black bear season extended in New Brunswick, 2nd licence also available

  The New Brunswick government is extending the black bear hunting season by two weeks and allowing hunters to get a second licence this fall after they have bagged a bear.

  Aug 12, 2014