Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.

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

Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...

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

Come December, Florida hunters will grab their rifles, put on their hunting caps and legally declare that it’s bear hunting ...

The petition, filed in the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings two days after the FWC voted 5-0 in favor of the the bear hunt, asks the court to bar the commission from issuing 187 bear ...

In the wild stretches of Florida's backcountry, where dense forests meet sprawling suburbs, black bears are making a comeback ...