"This proposal for the hunt is unpopular and unethical," said one woman to the Board of the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...

With good news from the Florida Fishing & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida has approved its first bear hunt since October of 2015, nearly a decade ago. And 2015 was an exceptional year.

FWC commissioners voted to unanimously approve hunt rules without amendment. They’re now set to take effect in September.

Florida's black bear hunting season will open for 23 days, between Dec. 6 and Dec. 28. FWC will issue 187 permits throughout the state. Each permit holder is limited to take one bear. Come December, ...

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to host a proposed three-week ...

Hunters will need to apply for permits to participate in the December 2025 bear hunt. The last bear hunt in Florida occurred ...