It remains unclear how many bears were harvested in the hunt. The state has not reported the numbers, and it's unclear if ...

Getting Floridian's opinions about the possibility of there being a black bear hunt later this year is getting more and more popular. Most likely for two reasons: On May 5 and man and his dog were ...

A total of 172 permits were issued through a lottery system. Each permit allowed the harvest of one black bear ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Florida Capitol on Monday, calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to stop the state’s first black bear hunt in a ...

A new black bear hunt may be on in Florida for three weeks in December to address rising bear populations in the state. But the proposed hunt from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida will open its first bear hunting season in a decade Saturday, marking a significant shift in the state’s wildlife management approach.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 172 black bear permits for the December hunt, which ended on the ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released initial numbers from the 2025 Bear Hunt, the first bear hunt in ...

You probably know of, have read, or at least have heard of the children's picture book classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt. But did you know that it almost was not about a family going on a bear hunt ...

Read full article: Bear euthanized after being shot in Lake County; Florida wildlife officials relocate younger bear found nearby ORLANDO, Fla. – Starting this weekend, hunters will be able to hunt ...

This story, “Face to Face,” appeared in the July 1968 issue of Outdoor Life. EVEN IF ITS HAIR isn’t bris­tling the wrong way, a 300-pound bear standing on his hind feet is a spine-chilling thing to ...