Hunters kick off Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade

Hunters kick of Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade – this time with stricter rules - According to officials, the bear ...
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Florida’s bear hunt is underway, but FWC is not actively saying how many have been killed

Florida is four days into its 2025 Black Bear Hunt, but we still don’t know how many bears have been harvested, or even if any hunters have bagged a single bear yet.

Florida bear hunt is on, so far. When it starts, what to know

Barring last-minute lawsuits, the first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade starts this weekend. Here's what to know.

State holds back data on controversial Florida black bear hunt

Florida's controversial bear hunt started Dec. 6 and will end Dec. 28. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...
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Florida’s bear hunt starts Saturday. What you need to know

From Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, hunters who received a permit will be able to harvest black bears on private property, with ...

Florida kicks off its first black bear hunting season in a decade

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will ...

After a decade off, Florida resumes bear hunting. Here’s what to expect.

The state’s first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by ...
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Florida's bear hunt sparks debate

In the heart of Florida's wild landscapes, from dense swamps to sprawling flatwoods, a long-dormant tradition has come back ...

This Group Is Paying Hunters $2,000 Not to Use Their Tags, in a Final Effort to Thwart Florida’s Bear Hunt

A group of Florida bear advocates is offering to pay tag-holding hunters $2,000 a piece to sit out on this year's hunt.

Florida Launches First Black Bear Hunt Since 2015 as Critics Attempt to Limit the Number of Bears Killed

Florida has launched its first state-sanctioned black bear hunt since 2015. State wildlife officials claim that the hunt will ...

Florida judge rejects request to stop the 2025 bear hunt

A Leon County circuit judge on Nov. 24 rejected a group’s request for a temporary injunction to halt the state’s first black ...

Florida bear hunt begins despite pushback

FLORIDA ( WESH) -- For the first time in more than a decade, hunters took to Florida's forests in search of black bears as ...