The FWC’s plan is about restoring long-term balance. The proposed hunt is tightly controlled and grounded in data. It allows ...

Kudos to Gov. Ron DeSantis for implementing the Boater Freedom Act. This law, SB 1388, will protect boaters from being ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is meeting to discuss a proposed black bear hunt next week in Ocala FWC's proposed rules for the hunt limit hunters to one bear per permit ...

If approved, this would be the first bear hunting season since 2015. According to FWC’s website, the main goals of regulated hunting are to balance species population numbers with suitable ...

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.

Bear hunting has long stirred controversy in Florida. FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto defended the agency’s move, saying “Hunting ...

Wildlife authorities have voted to move forward with a bear hunt, a topic that has sparked interest and concern in the community.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first bear hunt in ...

OCALA, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans for what could be the state's first black bear hunt in ...

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since one 10 years ago that was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only two days.

OCALA, Fla. - Florida is one step closer to a bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation voted four to one ...

The FWC is a step closer to approving a bear hunt in Florida, but activist groups hope they will have a last-minute change of heart.