The state’s first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane advocates to cajole sportsmen not to shoot.

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TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge on Monday rejected a group’s request for a temporary injunction to halt the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade. With the three-week hunt set to begin ...

Pennsylvania's four day bear season is underway and six successful hunters talk about their encounters including a 717-pound ...

A judge in Tallahassee rejected Monday a plea from a Central Florida bear advocacy group to halt the state’s planned bear hunt. Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey ruled against Bear Warriors United after ...

It was a shocking sight for the farmer — three of his sheep lying dead on the ground, signs of their mauling unmistakable. The large paw prints in the earth left no doubt they ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Fish and Wildlife officials are caught in the crossfire between hunters and conservationists as the state prepares for its first black bear hunt in nearly a decade.

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 ...