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

State officials on Wednesday approved new bear-hunting guidelines that, if approved during the final hearing in August, would ...

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

A key point of contention is the actual number of bears in Florida and the effectiveness of the proposed hunting regulations.

FWC is meeting May 21 in Ocala to discuss rules for a 23-day Florida bear hunt in December. Follow along for latest updates.

Amid a wave of opposition, Florida wildlife officials will meet Wednesday to consider whether to hold a black bear hunt for ...

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular hunt in 2015.

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 ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first bear hunt in ...

Florida is close to opening swaths of the state to a black bear hunt, the first since the controversial one in 2015. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 on Wednesday to ...