Commissioners of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have decided to allow black bear hunting for the first time in 10 years within the state of Florida. The decision was made ...

Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear advocates quickly blasted those rules for favoring trophy hunters and said ...

It’s official: Florida will see its first bear hunt in a decade this December, assuming the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s decision holds up in court. The issue of bear hunting ...

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 ...

Katrina Shadix submitted 550 applications for bear hunting permits hours before the deadline to enter Florida’s lottery for the black bear hunt. At $5 a pop, Shadix spent $2,750 on applications, but ...

A.M. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, FLORIDIANS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO GET A PERMIT TO HUNT BEARS. THE STATE JUST RELEASED NEW DETAILS ON WHEN PEOPLE CAN APPLY AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST. BUT AS WESH 2’S ...

You probably know of, have read, or at least have heard of the children's picture book classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt. But did you know that it almost was not about a family going on a bear hunt ...