A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

Hunting plays an important role in maintaining healthy populations of wildlife. Though I am not a hunter, I understand the ...

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

Hunters will need to apply for permits to participate in the December 2025 bear hunt. The last bear hunt in Florida occurred ...

From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...

Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is meeting for a final hearing on the rule proposals on black bear ...

Last week, for the first time since 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve rules to allow a 28-day black bear hunt in December in four zones in the state. FWC ...

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...