(The Center Square) – Black bear hunting is now legal in Florida, after a state commission on Wednesday approved a limited program in response to a rising population of the animals in the state as a ...

As black bears continue to flourish across Florida, state wildlife officials are revisiting the possibility of an upcoming regulated bear hunt. The public will have an opportunity to weigh in on the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Bear harvest permit applications for the 2025 hunting season are set to open today. The application opens today at 10 a.m. and can be submitted through Sept. 22 at 11:59 p.m.

Bear Warriors United has withdrawn its lawsuit seeking to block the state’s planned black bear hunt but intends to take its battle to another court as the state prepares to accept hunting permit ...