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

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years is scheduled to begin on December 6, pending a court challenge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 187 permits for the hunt, ...

Florida's controversial bear hunt is scheduled to take place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28. A nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the hunt, with a hearing scheduled for Nov. 24. The ...

A Leon County circuit judge on Monday rejected a group's request for a temporary injunction to halt Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade. With the three-week hunt set to begin Dec. 6, Circuit ...

A lawsuit and a planned protest aim to block Florida's first black bear hunt in over a decade. Opponents argue the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) failed to use scientific recommendations ...

After years of debate and shifting wildlife pressures, Florida is heading toward reinstituting its black bear hunt for the first time in a decade. The decision reflects changing population estimates, ...