A bear mauling, crackdown on immigration, boating deaths, giant real estate deals, First Amendment politics: These stories ...

Florida is set to see its first black bear hunt since 2015. Beginning Saturday, this event is taking place across several approved areas, including the Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County.

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's turning the 2 bears into rugs.

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials despite strong opposition to the eventual use of dogs and ...

The former president of Safari Club International's local chapter discusses Florida's black bear hunt and how its opponents ...

GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. Collier County applied for new state funding Thursday that’ll help keep bears out of yards. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is accepting applications ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 52 bears were harvested during the 2025 black bear ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida black bear hunt begins this Saturday, Dec. 6, for the first time in ten years. Black bear hunting was outlawed across the state in 1994, when the population reached ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Chris Mayo was protecting his dog when he was attacked by a bear in his backyard. For the first time, the Gulf Breeze man spoke publicly about his brush with death. Just two ...

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 ...