The proposed bear hunt in 2025 became a reality today. Hundreds of Floridians showed up at the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

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

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

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

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

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

Supporters of the hunt have claimed that overpopulation of the bears has caused a nuisance in local communities and that a ...

This is the first black bear hunt since 2015, when nearly 300 bears were killed on the first two days of a week-long season.

After months of contentious public debate, Florida’s wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a 23-day ...

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 ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has unanimously passed a decision for a Florida Black Bear hunt, which ...