Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Of the 172 ...

A total of 172 permits were issued through a lottery system. Each permit allowed the harvest of one black bear ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday, May 21, to have a black bear hunt for 23 days ...

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years is scheduled to begin on December 6, pending a court challenge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 187 permits for the hunt, ...

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 ...

Bowhunters are now permitted to hunt black bears in the Garden State. Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population ...

The official number of bears killed in Florida's black bear hunt is 52, according to FWC, far lower than the number of ...

HAVANA, Fla. — Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday in support of the state's first black bear hunt in 10 years. During a meeting Wednesday in Havana, commissioners for the ...

It remains unclear how many bears were harvested in the hunt. The state has not reported the numbers, and it's unclear if ...

After months of debate and protest, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved the 2025 Black Bear ...