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 ...

After a flood of applications, would-be Florida bear hunters have a one-in-a-thousand chance – the same as cracking open a double-yolk egg – of winning the lottery for a permit. The Florida Fish and ...

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 ...

Florida distributes 172 black bear permits to hunters, non-hunters for December's black bear hunt. Environmental groups have bought dozens of Florida black bear hunting permits. How will that impact ...

New Jersey’s 2025 black bear hunting season will be split into two segments — an archery season in October and a firearm season in December — with state wildlife officials retaining the authority to ...

PASCHALL-BROWN, WESH TWO NEWS. FOR THE FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION WILL BE HOLDING A LOTTERY TO ISSUE PERMITS FOR THE STATE’S FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. BUT THE ODDS ARE DEFINITELY NOT ...