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

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

The agency says the regulated hunt is to help manage the black bear population. Officials say Florida’s black bear population ...

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 ...

State experts estimate about 4,000 Florida black bears now roam the peninsula with the largest subpopulation in Central Florida. The rules approved with little discussion by wildlife commissioners set ...

Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reinstate a black bear hunt and approve the rules for an ...

This is the first black bear hunt since 2015, when nearly 300 bears were killed on the first two days of a week-long season.

For the first time in a decade, bear hunting is set to return to the state of Florida. In a unanimous decision, the Florida ...