While rare in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, black bears are no strangers to the Treasure Coast. The FWC ...

Florida hunters may celebrate this holiday season with three weeks of bear hunting. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The Paper Bear” took countless hours of filming over the course of years to tell the story of Florida black bears in this new ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) proposes a limited black bear hunt in 31 counties to manage the growing bear population. The proposed hunt would issue 187 permits ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold three virtual meetings in April to discuss a possible black bear hunt. The FWC is considering a hunt due to the bear ...

State wildlife officials are drafting a detailed plan for a bear hunt — the first in a decade — over three weeks in December, ...

They did not expect how bad it was going to be.” Florida ended black bear hunting in 1994, but opened it for a month in October 2015, only to end it in two days after 304 bears were harvested.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants to hear from the public about potential options for regulated black bear hunting. The FWC said the black bear ...