The vast majority of the negative bear interactions stem from bird feeders and trash in yards, according to DEEP.

FWC weighs in a recently killed black bear at the Rock Springs check-in station during Florida’s first bear hunt in more than four decades on Saturday, October 24, 2015.

Bear hunting has long been controversial in Florida, and the only approved hunt in recent decades occurred in October 2015. The hunt included a limit of one-bear-per-hunter.

Bear hunt opponents didn’t seek relief from the courts this year, as they have in years past. Instead, they are pushing for adoption of several bills in the state Legislature.

Bear hunting has long been controversial in Florida, and the only approved hunt in recent decades occurred in October 2015. The hunt included a limit of one-bear-per-hunter.

Why a bear hunt in Florida? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, also called the FWC, manages the state's bear population. The last time the agency allowed a bear hunt was in ...

The last bear hunt in Florida was in 2015 and was shut down early due to excessive hunting. According to the FWC, there were over 3,200 bears in 2015 , and more than 3,200 hunters purchases ...

The last black bear hunt, the first in 21 years in Florida, happened in 2015.But the planned 7-day hunt was shut down at the end of the second day after nearly 300 bears were killed, with hunters ...