Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's turning the 2 bears into rugs.

Florida's controversial bear hunt started Dec. 6 and will end Dec. 28. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

In this May 17, 2015, file photo, a Louisiana Black Bear, subspecies of the black bear rests in a water oak tree in a neighborhood in Marksville, La. TALLAHASSEE — State wildlife officials next month ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has set a planned hunt of 172 black bears to start on Dec. 6. Bear Warriors United argues that the hunt would harm Florida's black bear population ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is opening permit applications for the first bear hunt in a decade. Beginning Friday at 10 am, the FWC will take applications online for a ...

Bear Warriors United filed a second lawsuit Sept. 17 against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the group continues its fight to stop a scheduled Florida black bear hunt in ...

State wildlife officials next month could approve rules for a three-week bear hunt in December that would have "a more structured format" than a hunt halted a decade ago after a limit was quickly ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to host a proposed three-week bear hunt in December. The Florida bear hunt rules would include a lottery-style permitting ...