The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

Connecticut eyes a regulated bear hunt in response to rising human-bear conflicts as Florida moves closer to its first bear ...

A hunt in 2015 was shut down after 2 days. The Orlando Democrat doesn't want to wait until 300 bears die this time.

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The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission ended four hours of public debate and discussion by voting 4-1 for preliminary rules ...

The FWC voted 4-1 for staff members to return with rules for a December hunt that would be held in four parts of the state.

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular ...

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.

Florida wildlife officials have taken a major step toward reinstating a black bear hunt for the first time in nearly a decade ...

OCALA, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans for what could be the state's first black bear hunt in ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is moving forward with proposed amendments to black bear hunting ...

OCALA — The state wildlife commission on Wednesday endorsed Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, turning aside fears of animal advocates who worry the plan for a December hunt will ...