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

ICE fulfills 'mass deportation now' quotas of detained people in Florida as hunters push for shooting bears for first time in ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted unanimously on Wednesday to host a ...