For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

Prosecutors will take “no further action” against a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the arrest of a Black college student pulled ...

A Florida deputy who punched a Black man at a February traffic stop did not commit a crime, prosecutors said in a report on ...

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is meeting for a final hearing on the rule proposals on black bear ...

At the conclusion of more than two and half hours of public testimony nearly evenly divided between proponents and opponents, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5–0 to hold ...

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From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...

Hunters will need to apply for permits to participate in the December 2025 bear hunt. The last bear hunt in Florida occurred ...

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...