In the wild stretches of Florida's backcountry, where dense forests meet sprawling suburbs, black bears are making a comeback ...

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

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

Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.

The petition, filed in the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings two days after the FWC voted 5-0 in favor of the the bear hunt, asks the court to bar the commission from issuing 187 bear ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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