OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposed rules for a black bear hunt ahead of its meeting next week. Meanwhile, organizers of a group against ...

OCALA, Fla. — After over three hours of public input, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spent about 30 minutes discussing and asking questions to staff about a bear hunt before voting ...

After a controversial and much-protested reopening of Florida’s black bear season in December, the state has released a harvest report for its first bear hunt in a decade. Overall, 52 bears were ...

The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida held its first black bear hunt in over a decade last December, and the results are in. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sold 172 permits, with the ...

A black bear sits in an oak tree at Lake Eola Park in the heart of downtown Orlando on June 4, 2023. Florida revealed more details about the December 2025 bear hunt. Roger Simmons Orlando Sentinel/TNS ...

This story, “Black Bear Posse,” appeared in the December 1963 issue of Outdoor Life. Eight o’clock on a sunny May morning seemed like a strange time to start out after a renegade bear, but I was a ...

In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sought public comment on the Makah Tribe’s request for a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to hunt gray whales off the ...

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The trial of Colin Gray, charged with murder and manslaughter, began Monday in Barrow County, Georgia, marking what could become a historic legal case for the state. Gray is the father of Colt Gray, ...

Jurors heard emotional testimony and a harrowing 911 call on the first day of testimony in the trial of Colin Gray, who prosecutors say bears responsibility for the deadly 2024 shooting allegedly ...