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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Permit applications are now officially open for the 2025 black bear hunt. Applications opened this morning and will remain open through September 22. Each application costs ...

Bowhunters are now permitted to hunt black bears in the Garden State. Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commissioners voted 5-0 to hold a black bear hunt. The hunt will take place between December 6 and December 27, 2025, and targets 55 black bears. Fifty-five ...

With Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade just two weeks away, opponents say they’ve used a combination of tactics to protect bears from bullets — and are heading to court Monday in Tallahassee ...

Bear Warriors United has withdrawn its lawsuit seeking to block the state’s planned black bear hunt but intends to take its battle to another court as the state prepares to accept hunting permit ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more ...

Florida's black bear hunting season will open for 23 days, between Dec. 6 and Dec. 28. FWC will issue 187 permits throughout the state. Each permit holder is limited to take one bear. Come December, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time in 10 years, commissioners with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a regulated black bear hunt set to start on Dec. 6. The Florida ...

Florida is considering its first bear hunting season in a decade, with a proposed three-week period in December. The FWC plans to issue 187 permits, significantly fewer than the previous hunt a decade ...

Bear Warriors United filed a second lawsuit Sept. 17 against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the group continues its fight to stop a scheduled Florida black bear hunt in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP/WCTV) - 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 ...