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 ...

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

The DeSantis administration’s approach to managing the hunt that stretches from December 6-28 is strikingly different from ...

Controversial Florida bear hunt is taking place mostly out of sight

Ten years ago, a Florida bear hunt shocked the public when photos spread online of bloody carcasses of mother bears loaded in ...
WESH

Judge denies bear advocates' effort to halt Florida black bear hunt

STARTED WITH AN ARGUMENT AT A BAR IN DELAND. AND MORE BREAKING NEWS. FLORIDA’S FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE WILL REMAIN ON THE CALENDAR. THAT’S RIGHT. TODAY, A JUDGE DENIED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION THAT ...

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.

Bear hunters in Florida paid $2K to opt out of killing

BEAR ADVOCATES HAVE SPENT MONTHS NOW AND HAVE MARCHED AT THE STATE CAPITOL. EVEN THEY FILED LAWSUITS, ALL TO TRY AND STOP ...

I Dreamt a Brown Bear Was in My Tent. Then One Actually Walked into Camp

A two-year quest for browns in the wilds of Alaska that included the expected (bone-chilling cold), the unusual (wolverines), ...
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 ...

State holds back data on controversial Florida black bear hunt

Florida's controversial bear hunt started Dec. 6 and will end Dec. 28. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...
WLRN

Florida bear hunt to take place next month after judge rejects injunction

The real problem, according to hunting critics: unsecured trash cans. Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade will take place as scheduled next month after a state judge on Monday denied a motion by a ...
Pensacola News Journal

Florida bear hunt is on, so far. When it starts, what to know

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years is scheduled to begin on December 6, pending a court challenge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 187 permits for the hunt, ...