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, ...

GOLDEN GATE, Fla. A 200-pound black bear was on the loose Wednesday morning, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. The bear disappeared into a neighborhood near Golden Gate Elementary School, ...

Florida's bear hunting season returns after a decade, drawing 163,459 applications amid protests, with many aiming to secure ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission unanimously approved rules that will resume an annual black bear hunting season. The bear hunt will take place for 23 days, starting for the first ...

Florida’s wildlife agency took in more than 160,000 requests to participate in its upcoming black bear hunt, the state’s ...

HAVANA, Fla. — For the first time in 10 years, Florida will allow black bear hunting. In a highly controversial unanimous vote on Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...