FWC staff will discuss the black bear hunt during their commission meeting on May 21 and 22 in Ocala at the College of Central Florida. Visit FWC’s website to read the entire draft proposal for ...

Mish and Lucy, two European brown bears at Wildwood Devon wildlife park, escaped their enclosure and raided the food storage ...

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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 ...

Even without a bear hunt, S.B. 1523 contained other provisions clarifying the circumstances in which farmers may kill a bear that is damaging their crops or livestock.

Florida’s black bear population has reached a “sustainable” level, Morgan Richardson, director of hunting and game management for the commission, said at the meeting.

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.

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Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since the last one 10 years ago, which was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission ended four hours of public debate and discussion by voting 4-1 for preliminary rules to guide what would become an annual bear “harvest,” the … ...

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.