For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously approved by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this ...

Florida wildlife officials have approved the state's first bear hunting season in a decade as the black bear population continues to grow and encounters with humans increase. The Florida Fish and ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission unanimously approved rules that will resume an annual black bear hunting season. The bear hunt will take place for 23 days, starting for the first ...

HAVANA, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are set to make a historic and highly contentious decision Wednesday that could open the door to black bear hunting in the Sunshine State for the first time ...

State wildlife officials next month could approve rules for a three-week bear hunt in December that would have "a more structured format" than a hunt halted a decade ago after a limit was quickly ...

Bear Warriors United conservation group last week asked a Florida judge for an emergency temporary injunction to halt the ...

The lottery for Florida’s upcoming black bear hunt ended Monday at midnight with 163,459 applications submitted for just 172 tags, according to numbers provided to Outdoor Life by the Florida Fish and ...

Florida will hold its first bear hunt in 10 years with 187 permits available by lottery. Applications open Friday with the season scheduled for Dec. 6–28 in four regions. The move revives controversy ...