A total of 172 permits were issued through a lottery system. Each permit allowed the harvest of one black bear ...
We’ve been ignored, misled, gaslighted and bullied by the FWC thus far,” Chuck O’Neal, founder of Apopka-based Speak Up ...
The Florida hunt exposed deep emotional divisions among animal rights activists and hunters. In social media forums and in ...
After Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ended with far fewer animals killed than allowed, conservation ...
The FWC has released the final count of 52 bears harvested during the 2025 black bear hunt.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 52 bears were harvested during the 2025 black bear ...