Ten years ago, Florida held a black bear hunt that resulted in more than 300 animals killed in just two days before it was halted early. It was controversial from the start and hasn’t happened since — ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...

A Leon County circuit judge on Monday rejected a group's request for a temporary injunction to halt Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade. With the three-week hunt set to begin Dec. 6, Circuit ...

Barring last-minute lawsuits, the first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade starts this weekend. Here's what to know.

It would be an understatement to say people in Southwest Florida are passionate about the topic of bringing back a bear hunt. Based on emails we have received, comments on social media and a poll ...

With Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade just two weeks away, opponents say they’ve used a combination of tactics to protect bears from bullets — and are heading to court Monday in Tallahassee ...