If the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's proposed rules are approved, it would be the first black bear hunt since 2015.

FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has just released a memo shedding new light on what a proposed black bear hunt could look like in our state. The proposed rules ...

Hunting provides access to the resource, allowing hunters to use the meat, pelt, fat and other parts of any bear they harvest ...

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.

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 ...

OCALA — The state wildlife commission on Wednesday endorsed Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, turning aside fears of animal advocates who worry the plan for a December hunt will ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since one 10 years ago that was halted early after more than 300 bears ...

Where is bear hunting being proposed in Florida? The plan is to issue 187 permits to harvest black bears from 31 counties divided into four bear management areas.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission may refine some of the black bear seasons in coming years and here's what to expect from roving bears this summer.

A bill would require CT to establish a bear hunting season and prescribe the methods of hunting, the fees and number of bears to be killed.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering the state's first black bear hunt in 10 years as the population rises.

Louisiana will expand its black bear hunting season in 2025, increasing the number of permits and opening two new hunting areas.