Florida’s first bear hunting season in a decade is now in its 10th day, but no one knows how many bears have been hunted at ...

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since the last one 10 years ago, which was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only two ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials despite strong opposition to the eventual use of dogs and ...

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 were killed in only two days. The ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Applications to hunt and kill a bear in Florida will begin on Friday. From Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. through Sept. 22, hunters can apply for a permit to participate in Florida's first ...

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously approved by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this ...

The real problem, according to hunting critics: unsecured trash cans. Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade will take place as scheduled next month after a state judge on Monday denied a motion by a ...

Joel Cleveland beat the odds – 953 to 1, to be precise – to secure a bear hunting permit. He won't be using it, however.

Florida’s black bear population has risen from a few hundred animals in the 1970s to more than 4,000 today. After years of bear population increases and growing numbers of human-bear conflicts, the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is preparing to take permit applications for its newly approved black bear hunt this December. The last time the state hosted a bear hunt was in ...

State wildlife officials next month could approve rules for a three-week bear hunt in December that would have "a more structured format" than a hunt halted a decade ago after a limit was quickly ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials despite strong opposition to the ...