For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...

Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reinstate a black bear hunt and approve the rules for an ...

Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...

Florida's Wildlife Commission approved a black bear hunting season for December, facing immediate legal challenges from ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved rules for black bear hunting. According to a release from ...

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...

Florida will hold its first black bear hunt in a decade this December, a decision that has ignited fierce debate over ...

With good news from the Florida Fishing & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida has approved its first bear hunt since October of 2015, nearly a decade ago. And 2015 was an exceptional year.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a 23-day hunting season beginning in December, paving the way for more hunts in the coming years.