Hounded to death: Bear advocates seek regulation of hunting tactic, respect from regulators

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 1,582

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Nevada’s black bear hunt amounts to an unsportsmanlike escapade, say wildlife advocates, who contend the state-sanctioned practice of hounding reduces the sport to shooting fish in a barrel. With a regulatory scheme that critics say has been hijacked by hunting interests, animal activists are hoping to make the bear hunt a political issue.

In the last three years, according to data from the Nevada Division of Wildlife (NDOW), 95% (42 of 44) bears killed …

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