While FWC is mum on black bear kills, Naples taxidermist has two from south Florida

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's ...
Marco Eagle

Black bear hunt: First two documented kills reported in South Florida

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's ...
WMBF News

Florida bear hunting returns after a decade, despite pushback

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, hunters are expected to take several dozen black bears statewide. Bear ...
Tallahassee Democrat

They won the Florida hunting lottery. Instead they will spare the bear

Florida is holding its first bear hunting season in a decade, prompting a battle between state officials and wildlife advocates. A "Spare a Bear, Bag a Tag" campaign encouraged conservationists to win ...