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, ...

This is the first black bear hunt since a 2015 event that drew international ... and they live mostly in massive conservation areas such as Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier County and ...

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

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

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, ...

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) ...