For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

One of the 172 hunters selected in a state lottery for the right to hunt a Florida black bear said he plans to use the permit ...

Florida’s bear hunt has roared back to life, with hunters expected to kill several dozen black bears as activists scramble to ...

The state’s first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by ...

From Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, hunters who received a permit will be able to harvest black bears on private property, with ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, ...

Florida has launched its first state-sanctioned black bear hunt since 2015. State wildlife officials claim that the hunt will ...

Barring last-minute lawsuits, the first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade starts this weekend. Here's what to know.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will ...

The Florida black bear hunting season has begun, with 172 permits issued for this year's hunt, the state's first since 2015.

Joel Cleveland beat the odds – 953 to 1, to be precise – to secure a bear hunting permit. He won't be using it, however.

Bear advocates have attempted to soften the blow from the hunt by collecting 52 of the available 172 permits given in the hotly contested hunt.