The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

"Shooting a polar bear in the rump at 17 yards to make him turn around didn't seem to me like the best procedure, but George ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has not released detailed information about the 52 bears killed statewide. Florida's first bear hunt in a decade did not result in a business increase for ...

Florida held its first black bear hunt in nearly a decade, with 52 bears killed out of 172 permits issued. The hunt created a deep divide between hunters and animal rights activists, who debated the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved a three-week black bear hunt without monitoring or check stations. Critics argue the hunt contradicts the FWC's own management ...

Florida wildlife officials are hailing December’s black bear “harvest” as a safe and successful event, noting hunters killed dozens of bears during the highly criticized, state-sanctioned hunt. After ...

FLORIDA, USA — With the first black bear hunt in ten years officially complete, the actual number of bear kills reported was far lower than what state officials would have allowed. After 172 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. Some in GOP call for probe after Minnesota shooting Ticker: ...

E-BIKES. THEY ALSO HANDED OUT NEARLY TWO DOZEN TICKETS. TODAY, THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION APPROVED A PROPOSAL PERMITTING THE HUNTING OF BLACK BEARS. THE LAST TIME THIS ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade — one which drew legal action and protests.