The idea of a limited hunt has gained the backing of a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers as well as Gov. Ned Lamont, though ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host three virtual meetings in April to discuss a potential black bear hunt ... have grown to around up to five times above ...

The FWC chalks that up to the fact that bears hadn’t been hunted in two decades, and that bear populations in certain management units were significantly higher than the last population estimate.

For the first time in nearly a decade, Florida wildlife officials are considering a black bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in December asked its staff to come up ...

The last hunt, held in October 2015, was projected to last up to a week. Instead, it was called off after two days as the bear death count quickly reached 304. Commission officials at the time ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida wildlife officials will hold a series of online meetings in March and April about the possibility of a return to bear hunting in the state. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...