Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida, with opponents saying that killing bears for sport won't reduce ...

The state of Florida is considering a controversial bear hunt this December, which could include areas north of Orlando.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to launch the state’s first bear hunting season in a ...

If the FWC approves, Florida will hold its first bear hunt in ten years. But the agency is taking steps to avoid the problems ...

Black bears are generally afraid of people. What if you're afraid of them and pull out your gun? Here's what to know about ...

In 2015, the FWC set a week-long season on bears but shut down the hunt in just 48 hours because trophy hunters killed over 300 of them. Sixty percent were females, many of them mothers.

FWC weighs in a recently killed black bear during Florida's last bear hunt, Oct. 24, 2015, which was the first in more than four decades, . (Red Huber/Staff Photographer) ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) voted 4-1 to move forward with the state's first bear hunt in a decade. The final decision will be made in August, with the hunt expected ...

This topic has been on the agenda even before the recent attack in Jerome, and it remains a divisive issue. Florida has not held a regulated bear hunt since 2015, and prior to that, not since 1994.

Max and I stood there with our mouths open like two gasping fish. I suppose I’d have fired if the bear had lunged forward through the bush, but I must admit that for those few seconds I forgot I was ...