Parents, please view the video before deciding if it is appropriate for your children. One of the most well known and ...

FWC staff will discuss the black bear hunt during their commission meeting on May 21 and 22 in Ocala at the College of Central Florida. Visit FWC’s website to read the entire draft proposal for ...

Deputies say a citizen took video of what appears to be an adult black bear enjoying a swim in Lake Wateree, right in front ...

Some new laws took effect immediately while others had a longer wait time. A number of them kick in this week, including a ...

Some new laws took effect immediately while others had a longer wait time. A number of them kick in this week, including a ...

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 ...

WDFW officers cited Lipe for several violations, including hunting black bear during a closed season, using dogs to hunt bear ...

Out hiking, picnicking or walking your dog in Gig Harbor today? Beware: a bear has been sighted in the area. "We have had several reports of a bear crossing the Cushman Trail in the area of Rosedale ...

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. The last regulated Florida black bear hunt was in 2015. A Florida man was mauled by a 263-pound black bear in May 2025.

In this photo from Dec. 20, 2016, a black bear takes trash from an overturned garbage can in a Seminole County neighborhood in Longwood, Florida. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP) ...

Less of a free for all. In 2015, the state created a derby-style hunt, with more than 3,100 permit holders vying to kill 320 bears, the quota set by the wildlife commission.

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 ...