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

With good news from the Florida Fishing & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida has approved its first bear hunt since October of 2015, nearly a decade ago. And 2015 was an exceptional year.

Florida's black bear hunting season will open for 23 days, between Dec. 6 and Dec. 28. FWC will issue 187 permits throughout the state. Each permit holder is limited to take one bear. Come December, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to host a proposed three-week ...

This would be the first time in 10 years that hunting black bears would be permitted in Florida. FWC officials say a hunt is ...

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

Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reinstate a black bear hunt and approve the rules for an ...

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