Fifty-five Florida black bears will be targeted in Lee and Collier counties later this year after state fish and wildlife commissioners voted to hold another hunt. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

HAVANA, Fla. (WCTV) - Bear hunting is returning to the state of Florida for the first time in a decade. During a meeting Wednesday in Havana, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Bear hunting could soon return to Florida for the first time in more than 10 years. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...

Fifty-two bears were “harvested” during the recently wrapped 2025 bear hunt, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a release Tuesday. The bears were physically checked by FWC ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is back for the first time in a decade. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to finalize the controversial hunt. The FWC says the ...

In the last three years, according to data from the Nevada Division of Wildlife, 95% (42 of 44) of bears killed by hunters in ...

A black bear in Florida (Florida Fish and Wildlife, Tim Donovan/FWC) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps ...

Our black bears deserve better; our people deserve better. Pandering to special interest groups and blood sport enthusiasts is wrong on every level. The North American model for wildlife conservation ...

HAVANA, Fla. — Bear Warriors United, a nonprofit advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade generated $900K in fees but limited data for the public and minimal business for taxidermists.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a flood of applications, would-be Florida bear hunters have a one-in-a-thousand chance – the same as cracking open a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Bear harvest permit applications for the 2025 hunting season are set to open today. The application opens today at 10 a.m. and can be submitted through Sept. 22 at 11:59 p.m.