The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

As Connecticut eyes a regulated bear season in response to rising human-bear conflicts, the Sunshine State moves closer to ...

A hunt in 2015 was shut down after 2 days. The Orlando Democrat doesn't want to wait until 300 bears die this time.

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The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission ended four hours of public debate and discussion by voting 4-1 for preliminary rules ...

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular ...

The FWC voted 4-1 for staff members to return with rules for a December hunt that would be held in four parts of the state.

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.

Florida wildlife officials have taken a major step toward reinstating a black bear hunt for the first time in nearly a decade ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday, May 21, to have a black bear hunt for 23 ...

OCALA, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans for what could be the state's first black bear hunt in ...

OCALA — The state wildlife commission on Wednesday endorsed Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, turning aside fears of animal advocates who worry the plan for a December hunt will ...