Andre Rives was boar-hunting in 2021 when a female bear nicknamed Caramelles attacked him. "She was eating my leg," he said. "I reloaded my rifle and fired." ...

Effective July 1, lethal force is permitted under specific circumstances, when a person feels imminent harm to themselves or ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday that makes it legal for people to kill “crack bears” in self-defense. HB 87 allows people to use lethal force against bears as ...

Around 20 associations had filed a lawsuit. Jean-Luc Fernandez, president of a local hunting federation, said Rives killed the bear in self-defense. "He fired," he said. "He should have let her do it?