SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - Florida opened its first bear hunting season in more than a decade today, marking the start of 23 ...

Joel Cleveland beat the odds – 953 to 1, to be precise – to secure a bear hunting permit. He won't be using it, however.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across ...

Barring last-minute lawsuits, the first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade starts this weekend. Here's what to know.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — For the first time since 2015, Florida will have a black bear hunting season beginning on Saturday.

Florida has approved a December 2025 bear hunting season aimed at managing growing bear populations. The season runs from Dec ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - A judge on Tuesday refused to halt Florida’s upcoming black bear hunt, allowing the state’s first hunt in a ...

A 5-to-6-year-old male Florida panther was found dead Tuesday in Hendry County, likely the victim of a vehicle collision. The ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida will open its first bear hunting season in a decade Saturday, ...