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 first bear hunt in a decade will take place as scheduled next month after a state judge on Monday denied a motion by a conservation group to stop it from taking place. Leon County Circuit ...

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and ...

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 ...

The 2025 New Jersey bear hunt is set to return for its second and final segment after more than 350 were killed during the October session. Segment B of the hunt will take place Dec. 8-13 and is ...

For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida's swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the ...

Florida’s state sanctioned bear hunt began over the weekend, and over the next three weeks hunters are expected to take several bears statewide. But critics are concerned that the bear hunt is ...

FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has just released a memo shedding new light on what a proposed black bear hunt could look like in our state. The proposed rules outline ...

State wildlife officials claim the hunt is intended to help control future overpopulation of the species Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

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