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

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

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

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

Florida's controversial bear hunt is scheduled to take place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28. A nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the hunt, with a hearing scheduled for Nov. 24. The ...

A Leon County circuit judge on Monday rejected a group's request for a temporary injunction to halt Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade. With the three-week hunt set to begin Dec. 6, Circuit ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...

After years of debate and shifting wildlife pressures, Florida is heading toward reinstituting its black bear hunt for the first time in a decade. The decision reflects changing population estimates, ...

A lawsuit and a planned protest aim to block Florida's first black bear hunt in over a decade. Opponents argue the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) failed to use scientific recommendations ...

The real problem, according to hunting critics: unsecured trash cans. Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade will take place as scheduled next month after a state judge on Monday denied a motion by a ...