This is not a hunt about safety, this is purely a hunt for trophies, and we really wish the FWC would continue the more than decade long ban on hunting black bears here in the state of Florida ...

FWC initially requested for a proposal on a potential bear hunt in December 2024, and held a series of virtual public meetings this year to gain feedback from Floridians on the topic. Last week ...

In this photo from Dec. 20, 2016, a black bear takes trash from an overturned garbage can in a Seminole County neighborhood in Longwood, Florida. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP) ...

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There hasn’t been a bear hunt in Florida since 2015, when a scheduled week-long hunt was shut down in just 48 hours after more than 300 bears were killed.

The board favored allowing hunters to use dogs to track bears and hunt using a bait station, methods prohibited in the state’s 2015 hunt, which nevertheless led to a much more rapid bear take ...

Florida black bear hunt passes on first vote Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, but the measure must be voted on again in August to be ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday, May 21, to have a black bear hunt for 23 days ...

OCALA, Fla. – Wildlife officials are closing in on a decision to reinstate a regulated bear hunt in Florida. At their quarterly meeting in Ocala on Wednesday and Thursday, the Florida Fish and ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted 4-1 May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, but the measure must be voted on again in August to be finalized.

FWC weighs ‘Bear Hunt’ as people on both sides speak out By CNN Newsource Published May 20, 2025 10:11 am ...

Florida ended an annual bear hunt in 1994. A week-long hunt was attempted in 2015 but was closed after two days when hunters had killed 300 of the 320 bears allotted for harvest. $100 permit for ...