Every May, thousands of Florida hunters look forward to preying on one of the state’s most iconic predators. Summer doesn’t just bring alligator mating season – which often leads to gators popping up ...

File Photo: "Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Biologist Wade Brenner (left) and a volunteer unload a Florida black bear ready to be weighed at the check station located off of Forest ...

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 ...

Florida wildlife officials have approved the state's first bear hunting season in a decade as the black bear population continues to grow and encounters with humans increase. The Florida Fish and ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission unanimously approved rules that will resume an annual black bear hunting season. The bear hunt will take place for 23 days, starting for the first ...

Florida will hold its first bear hunt in 10 years with 187 permits available by lottery. Applications open Friday with the season scheduled for Dec. 6–28 in four regions. The move revives controversy ...