Baby animals are beginning to grow up and explore their surroundings, and wildlife encounters are at their peak. Whether ...

From cloud-gazing to kitchen cupboard picnics, here are 30 free ways to enjoy the coming months Summer always seems to go by in a flash. One minute you are digging out your sunglasses, and the next ...

“I want to sound as much like a crying baby as possible,” my hunting ... "spring" bear seasons in the U.S. extend into mid-June if you're inclined to set up your own bear camp. Or you could do what I ...

Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials moved forward with Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade. Before a crowd ...

Florida is close to opening swaths of the state to a black bear hunt, the first since the controversial one in 2015. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 on Wednesday to ...

OCALA — The state wildlife commission on Wednesday endorsed Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, turning aside fears of animal advocates who worry the plan for a December hunt will ...

An overflow crowd fills the room at a Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission hearing about proposed bear hunting Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/John ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday, May 21, to have a black bear hunt for 23 ...