A total of 52 black bears in Florida were harvested during the 2025 bear hunt, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state’s first black bear hunt in ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of ...

Alaska’s bear hunting season is a long-standing tradition thanks to the state’s rugged wilderness and complex ecosystem management. With two native bear species—the brown (or grizzly) bear and the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Conservationists have filed a lawsuit to halt Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, arguing that the hunt scheduled for December is unconstitutional and contradicts the ...

Florida's black bear hunt will return this December for the first time in nearly a decade. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) unanimously approved an annual hunting season.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has set a planned hunt of 172 black bears to start on Dec. 6. Bear Warriors United argues that the hunt would harm Florida's black bear population ...