Controversial Florida bear hunt is taking place mostly out of sight

The first regulated Florida black bear hunt in a decade has been underway since Dec. 6. But unlike the 2015 version, it’s ...
Naples Daily News

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 ...
WESH

'There's no stopping it': Application window opens for Florida's bear hunt

HUNTERS CAN NOW APPLY FOR A CHANCE TO JOIN THE BEAR HUNT. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, AND AS WESH TWO GREG FOX REPORTS, IT HAS THOSE FOR AND AGAINST THE HARVEST. DEBATING WHETHER IT’S NEEDED. SO ...

Halfway through Florida’s bear hunt, state officials won’t say how many are dead

Florida’s first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over, but state wildlife leaders have offered no ...
WESH

Florida's black bear advocates challenge the FWC's decision to conduct hunt

WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW. FIRST AT FOUR. OPPONENTS ARE ASKING A JUDGE TO STOP A BEAR HUNT SCHEDULED TO START NEXT WEEK. BEAR WARRIORS UNITED IS SUING THE STATE AND ASKING THE COURT TO ISSUE AN ...
News 6 WKMG

Florida’s bear hunt is underway, but FWC is not actively saying how many have been killed

Edgewater police said Emily St. Clair (left) is wanted in the parental abduction of 7-year-old Eislee Kraus (center) and 5-year-old Abel Kraus (right). Read full article: Mother with no‑contact order ...
News 6 WKMG

Bear hunt permit applications open soon. Here’s how to apply

Read full article: Bear attacks Apopka man at his home after he yelled at it Read full article: Boeing opens new engineering center at Embry-Riddle, bringing 400 jobs to Volusia County An individual ...
Orlando Sentinel

Judge rules that Florida’s bear hunt will go on next month

A judge in Tallahassee rejected Monday a plea from a Central Florida bear advocacy group to halt the state’s planned bear hunt. Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey ruled against Bear Warriors United after ...

For first time in decade, Florida kicks off black bear hunt despite vocal opposition of critics

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

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 run from Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...