The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

Before he had made two jumps George slammed another 180-grain bullet into his chest, and again he stopped but didn’t go down.

There were 52 bears harvested during Florida’s first bear season since 2015.

Managers of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness say they will extend stricter food storage requirements for visitors, ...

Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Jeff ...

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade generated $900K in fees but limited data for the public and minimal business for ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — A total of 16 Louisiana black bears were harvested during the second bear hunting season, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has announced. The harvest ...

Louisiana's second iteration of its newly restarted black bear hunting season has ended with 16 bears killed, with the biggest weighing in at 565 pounds, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. Some in GOP call for probe after Minnesota shooting Ticker: ...

E-BIKES. THEY ALSO HANDED OUT NEARLY TWO DOZEN TICKETS. TODAY, THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION APPROVED A PROPOSAL PERMITTING THE HUNTING OF BLACK BEARS. THE LAST TIME THIS ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade — one which drew legal action and protests.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the results of Florida's 2025 black bear hunt. The three-week season drew sharp criticism from animal advocacy groups despite ...