Bear Warriors United has asked a judge to order the planned hunt be stopped while the lawsuit goes through the court system.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — 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 ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is back for the first time in a decade. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to finalize the controversial hunt. The FWC says the ...

Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously (5-0) Wednesday morning to reinstate a black bear hunt and approve the final rules for the upcoming hunting season this winter. That regulated hunt ...

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 ...

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 ...

A black bear lounges in a tree in a neighborhood near Adventure Island in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Reporter Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward ...

Florida hunters bagged their biggest trophy in memory Aug. 13 when state wildlife officials voted to approve rules that will resume an annual black bear hunting season. At the conclusion of more than ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission will have an overlapping archery, muzzleloader and special firearms season in October.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Bear harvest permit applications for the 2025 hunting season are set to open today. The application opens today at 10 a.m. and can be submitted through Sept. 22 at 11:59 p.m.