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

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

A wildlife conservation group has filed a complaint that the state violated state law in how it developed rules for an annual ...

"This proposal for the hunt is unpopular and unethical," said one woman to the Board of the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

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

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 ...

FWC commissioners voted to unanimously approve hunt rules without amendment. They’re now set to take effect in September.

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 ...

Opponents called the hunt cruel, unnecessary and an excuse for hunters to bag a trophy animal when the real issue is the ...

Katrina Shadix, founder of Central Florida-based Bear Warriors United, said the wildlife commissioners acted in the interests ...

A lawsuit was filed against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) days after approving the hunt.