black bears

Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Department can issue permits to kill black bears that damage timber – starting in 2024.

Two petitions to allow a spring black bear hunt next year – are denied by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Hunters won’t get a chance to hunt for black bears in Washington this spring.

Black bears again may be the targets of spring hunters in Washington. After a tied vote at the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in November, the spring black bear hunt was postponed. Now, commissioners are reconsidering whether to reinstate the 2022 season.

A controversial spring bear hunt in Washington may reopen.

Conservation groups would like to stop Washington's spring 2022 black bear hunt.