American Indians from around Nevada will gather in Carson City on Monday in support of legislation which would prohibit hunting of the state’s bears. After critics failed to block the now two-year-old bear hunt by other means, they are now carrying the impassioned debate to the Nevada Legislature by backing a law that would make […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada wildlife commission has rejected a request by animal rights groups to ban the use of dogs for hunting bears. The commission, at a meeting Friday in Las Vegas, voted 6-2 to deny the petition filed by six organizations, including NoBearHuntNV, the BEAR League and the Nevada Humane Society. According […]

The second season of Nevada’s controversial black bear hunt ended Monday with 11 bears killed by hunters. The 11th bear was killed Friday on the east side of the Pine Nut Mountains, said Carl Lackey, a bear biologist with the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Unless another hunter killed a bear Monday and had yet to […]

Sunsets on the 2012 NV bear hunt marking a beautiful ending to a disgraceful event. Photo Credit to Sean Sarsfield