Florida is four days into its 2025 Black Bear Hunt, but we still don’t know how many bears have been harvested, or even if any hunters have bagged a single bear yet.

From Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, hunters who received a permit will be able to harvest black bears on private property, with ...

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

Florida has launched its first state-sanctioned black bear hunt since 2015. State wildlife officials claim that the hunt will ...

The state’s first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by ...

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

Joel Cleveland beat the odds – 953 to 1, to be precise – to secure a bear hunting permit. He won't be using it, however.

Bear advocates have attempted to soften the blow from the hunt by collecting 52 of the available 172 permits given in the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will ...

An animal advocacy group called Bear Warriors United sued to stop the hunt, arguing that allowing people to blow away 172 ...

Florida has approved a December 2025 bear hunting season aimed at managing growing bear populations. The season runs from Dec ...

Protesters will rally against Florida's black bear hunting season while a legal battle unfolds over the wildlife commission's decision.