Florida is four days into its 2025 Black Bear Hunt, but we still don’t know how many bears have been harvested, or even if any hunters have bagged a single bear yet.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida's ...

Barring last-minute lawsuits, the first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade starts this weekend. Here's what to know.

From Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, hunters who received a permit will be able to harvest black bears on private property, with ...

Joel Cleveland beat the odds – 953 to 1, to be precise – to secure a bear hunting permit. He won't be using it, however.

The state argues the hunt is needed after years of rising bear complaints. Wildlife officials estimate more than 4,000 black ...

The Florida black bear hunting season has begun, with 172 permits issued for this year's hunt, the state's first since 2015.

The state’s first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will ...

The 2025 New Jersey bear hunt is set to return for its second and final segment after more than 350 were killed during the ...

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

Florida has approved a December 2025 bear hunting season aimed at managing growing bear populations. The season runs from Dec ...