Due to an increase in bear populations, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking public ...

For the first time in a decade, the the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working up a proposal for a ...

The 2025 proposed hunt would issue approximately 187 permits, each permit allowing the taking of one bear. That is a ...

Florida's Amendment 2 seemed like a mysterious movement to many environmental groups that said fishing and hunting rights ...

Florida hunters may celebrate this holiday season with three weeks of bear hunting. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

While rare in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, black bears are no strangers to the Treasure Coast. The FWC ...

The FWC is still receiving public comments, and their online database is dominated by citizens against the bear hunt.

FWC Chair Rodney Barreto called for staff to develop a bear hunting option for commissioners to consider. There are an estimated 4,003 bears in fragmented habitats across the state. The state's ...

FWC will consider a hunt from Dec. 6 to 28 ... What to know about the 2025 Florida black bear hunt Not anymore. The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was ...