The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) voted 4-1 to move forward with the state's first bear hunt in a ...

In 2015, lawmakers partially repealed the ban for bow hunters. ... “We can try to sugarcoat it by calling it a bear hunt,” said state Rep. Mike Demicco, D-Farmington.

On May 5, a bear attacked an 89-year-old man and his dog in Collier County, marking a tragic end to a long life.It all comes as FWC plans for a black bear hunt in December.

After being informed that Florida law already allows lethal force if a bear threatens people, pets, or property, 78% still opposegeneral recreational hunting of bears. There is extreme opposition ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission ended four hours of public debate and discussion by voting 4-1 for preliminary rules to guide what would become an annual bear “harvest,” the … ...