They are questioning the hunting dog rule, rallying supporters on social media and even planning an end run around the bear ...

Florida black bear hunting is illegal, but this regulated season could allow for 187 black bears to be killed.

Anti-hunt activist Chuck O'Neal says approval of Amendment 2 last year makes it possible for him, others to apply for black ...

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. The last regulated Florida black bear hunt was in 2015. A Florida man was mauled by a 263-pound black bear in May 2025. The Florida Fish ...

FWC is scheduled to vote on the bear hunt one final time in August, and then it's expected that 187 permits will be issued.

Now, she is protesting a state plan to hold a “a highly regulated” black bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday approved a proposal that will allow the ...

Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt despite incomplete population data and ...

Activists are using Florida’s bear hunt lottery to attempt to block legal hunters. Florida’s Amendment 2 could complicate the ...

The first modern bear hunt was held in 2015, three years after the FWC removed the black bear from the state's list of protected species. Florida was once home to 10,000 bears or more, but that ...

Black bear advocates from around the world are buying Florida hunting licenses in hopes that they'll draw a lottery permit to kill a bear in December. "Never in my life did I think I'd be a hunter ...