Hunting plays an important role in maintaining healthy populations of wildlife. Though I am not a hunter, I understand the ...

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 ...

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

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 Central Florida man says he fought off a black bear outside his mother-in-law’s home in Apopka after the animal charged and bit him last week. What We Know ...

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

Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a 23-day hunting season beginning in December, paving the way ...

After Florida wildlife officials approved the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade, wildlife expert Ron Magill became ...

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.