Hunting provides access to the resource, allowing hunters to use the meat, pelt, fat and other parts of any bear they harvest ...

Florida black bear hunting is illegal, but this regulated season could allow for 187 black bears to be killed.

A Florida black bear found itself in a dangerous situation Tuesday morning — along the I-4 Express lanes in Orlando.

FWC is scheduled to vote on the bear hunt one final time in August, and then it's expected that 187 permits will be issued.

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 ...

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 ...

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. The last regulated Florida black bear hunt was in 2015. A Florida man was mauled by a 263-pound black bear in May 2025.

In Florida, a heated battle over wildlife management is unfolding, pitting conservationists against anti-hunting groups in a ...

The first modern bear hunt was held in 2015, three years after the FWC removed the black bear from the state's list of protected species. Florida was once home to 10,000 bears or more, but that ...

At the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s August hearing, members will consider final approval for a regulated annual black bear hunt — the state’s first in 10 years.