FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has just released a memo shedding new light on what a proposed black bear hunt could look like in our state.. The proposed rules ...

Around the same time that the Senate took up the Sunday hunting bill Wednesday, House lawmakers moved to amend another bill, S.B. 1523, which was originally written to allow the Department of ...

Sharing the experience of hunting is just a benefit. Our First Hunt. Our first sit together on the bear stand was textbook. Despite my third-person assurances that “Dad has been hunting bears for a ...

Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida, and nearly 170 people addressed the commission. The plans for a hunt were in the works before the commission recently confirmed an 89 ...

Florida approves first black bear hunt in a decade. Critics say the plan, which will allow hunters to use dogs and bait stations, will invite trophy hunting. May 24, 2025. 6 min. Summary.

The proposed rules, according to the FWC, aim “to implement a sustainable and repeatable hunt structure based on bear population information.” If finalized, the hunt would run from the first Saturday ...

Those amounts are far too low. The state hasn’t had a bear hunt in a decade. Many hunters would happily pay a premium to be one of the selected few who get to shoot one of the 187 bears.

The last time there was a bear hunting season in Florida was in 2015. Richardson said many of the changes outlined this time around will encourage hunters to take males rather than female bears.

OCALA, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials have taken a major step toward reinstating a black bear hunt for the first time in nearly a decade.. The controversial move is drawing heated responses ...

Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials Wednesday moved forward with Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade.

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.. This ...