Amid a surge of applications for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, the state is reducing the number of black bears that can be taken in the controversial December event. State wildlife ...

Florida’s wildlife agency took in more than 160,000 requests to participate in its upcoming black bear hunt, the state’s first in a decade, but many appear to have been submitted by conservationists ...

Florida is set to hold its first bear hunt in a decade this December, with more than 160,000 applicants vying for just 172 permits. What Jimmy Kimmel said on his first night back after suspension over ...

Parks Bonifay grew up near and in the water. He set a record for the youngest water-skier, went on to win his first X Games gold medal for wakeboarding at 14, and recently tackled barefoot skiing. He ...

BLOCK FLORIDA’S FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. BEAR WARRIORS UNITED FILED A LAWSUIT YESTERDAY IN LEON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. THE LAWSUIT ARGUES THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida is set to hold its first bear hunt in a decade this December, with more than 160,000 applicants vying for just 172 permits. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Katrina Shadix submitted 550 applications for bear hunting permits hours before the deadline to enter Florida’s lottery for the black bear hunt. At $5 a pop, Shadix spent $2,750 on applications, but ...

More than 100,000 Floridians have entered a lottery for a rare December black bear hunt, even as conservationists work to protect bears by paying for permits they won't use. There are about 4,000 ...

Florida football coach Billy Napier spoke during a press conference about his decision to continue to call plays and the progress his team has made during the open week. Andrew Abadie Swampcast breaks ...

Debris and destruction from an early morning crash following an alleged carjacking in Spring Garden were still visible when NBC10 visited the scene after the sun came up on Saturday. According to ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

FILE - A black bear is weighed by FWC Biologists Alyssa Simmons, left, and Mike Orlando during the first legal black bear hunt in Florida in more than two decades at the Rock Springs Run Wildlife ...