Florida black bears are starting to become more active as they search the landscape in search of serious calories.

ST. PETERSBURG — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears ...

Foes of Florida’s bear hunt say many of the 163,459 applications for a hunting permit came from people aiming to spare a bear ...

A Florida homeowner shot and killed a Black bear that had apparently broken into their home, according to the Florida Fish ...

Florida's black bear hunting season will open for 23 days, between Dec. 6 and Dec. 28. FWC will issue 187 permits throughout the state. Each permit holder is limited to take one bear. Come December, ...

A black bear was reportedly struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Florida Mall on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

FLORIDA – Safari Club International last week moved to intervene in a Florida lawsuit to help defend the state’s first ...

Conservationists are suing to stop Florida from holding its first black bear hunt in a decade. State officials approved the ...

Florida’s controversial bear hunt, its first in a decade, is scheduled for December, and currently the state will allow 187 ...

Attorney Chuck O'Neil says about half of the 172 black bear permits issued by the state went to non-hunters in hopes of ...

The president of Bear Warriors United has applied for 550 bear hunt permits in hopes of keeping them from hunters.