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

Advocates from around the world who are buying Florida hunting licenses in hopes that they'll draw a lottery permit to kill a bear in December.

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission ended four hours of public debate and discussion by voting 4-1 for preliminary rules to guide what would become an annual bear “harvest,” the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted 4-1 May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, but the measure must be voted on again in August to be finalized.

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday, May 21, to have a black bear hunt for 23 ...

The hunt, the first in a decade, would be held in four parts of the state and could lead to as many as 187 black bears being ...

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.

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

The third biggest detail of the hunt is how to monitor the harvest. Will the successful hunter have to simply call in and ...

Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear advocates quickly blasted those rules for favoring trophy hunters and ...

According to wildlife officials, the bear was first spotted behind a house on County Road 647 South in Sumter County. The ...