My little girl, a crack shot since age four, turned seven this year. Like her older brother did when he was seven, she wanted to go bear hunting. She had anticipated this for months. She’s a tiny girl ...

Amelia got her turkey on May 10, completing her goal of getting all three big game animals in one hunting year. “They came into the (decoy) and they wouldn’t stop coming,” she said.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – It looks more likely that Florida will have a black bear hunt this year. Wednesday afternoon, the state’s wildlife commission gave its preliminary approval of the rules ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State wildlife officials next week will hear a proposal to create an annual “limited-entry” black bear hunt, with a December hunting period the first in more than a decade.

Even without a bear hunt, S.B. 1523 contained other provisions clarifying the circumstances in which farmers may kill a bear that is damaging their crops or livestock.