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

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since one 10 years ago that was ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is taking another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. ...

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

OCALA, Fla. - Florida is one step closer to a bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation voted four to one ...

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

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

Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials Wednesday ...

To participate in this bear hunt, people will need to apply for a bear ... Applicants must be 18 years of age or older by Oct. 1 of the application year and have complied with all tagging and ...

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 ...