Hunters kick of Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade – this time with stricter rules - According to officials, the bear ...

Florida has launched its first regulated black bear hunt since 2015, aiming to manage the growing bear population despite ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will ...

Only 172 permits were granted out of nearly 20,000 applicants statewide. Of those permits, 11 were issued to Southwest ...

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

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

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

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

Conservationists protest Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida black bear hunt begins this Saturday, Dec. 6, for the first time in ten ...

FWC's official estimate for the Osceola region wound up including bears from Georgia too, to allow bear hunting in that ...

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

Fifteen panther deaths have been documented this calendar year, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...