Florida bear hunt opponents, unable to dissuade state wildlife commissioners last week from authorizing a sanctioned killing ...

Last week, for the first time since 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve rules to ...

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

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

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

Hunters will need to apply for permits to participate in the December 2025 bear hunt. The last bear hunt in Florida occurred ...

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

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

After Florida wildlife officials approved the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade, wildlife expert Ron Magill became ...

Despite widespread public opposition, the bear hunting season will begin in December and expand in the coming years.

Despite emotional pleas from animal-rights advocates, Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday approved a 23-day black bear ...