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

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 ...

While rare in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, black bears are no strangers to the Treasure Coast. The FWC Publicly Reported Bear Sightings database shows one reported sighting in Florida ...

State wildlife officials are drafting a detailed plan for a bear hunt — the first in a decade — over three weeks in December, ...

A new black bear hunt may be on in Florida for three weeks in December to address rising bear populations in the state. But the proposed hunt from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Black bear hunters are advised of a change in Bear Management Units (BMUs) and spring season dates in the Boulder River ...

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

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) proposes a limited black bear hunt in 31 counties to manage the growing bear population. The proposed hunt would issue 187 permits ...

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.

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

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

Texas Parks and Wildlife officials are warning residents living south of Alpine to secure livestock, garbage and bird feeders ...