Florida's Amendment 2 seemed like a mysterious movement to many environmental groups that said fishing and hunting rights ...

For the first time in a decade, the the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working up a proposal for a ...

The 2025 proposed hunt would issue approximately 187 permits, each permit allowing the taking of one bear. That is a ...

Florida hunters may celebrate this holiday season with three weeks of bear hunting. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working on a plan to issue 187 permits to harvest black ...

The idea of a limited hunt has gained the backing of a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers as well as Gov. Ned Lamont, though ...

What to know about the 2025 Florida black bear hunt Not anymore. The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species from 1974 to 2012, when ...

Florida black bear once listed as threatened species ... fee to enter a random drawing for a permit. If selected, a bear hunting permit would be $100 for a resident, $300 for non-residents.

While urban bear encounters have increased in Florida, some fear a bear hunt could leave more dead than necessary.

The FWC is still receiving public comments, and their online database is dominated by citizens against the bear hunt.

Trail cam footage shows a black bear killing a newborn whitetail fawn in a rare and raw look at predator-prey behavior.