The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

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Florida's recent black bear hunt resulted in 52 bears being taken out of 172 permits issued. Black bear advocate groups purchased 52 of the hunting permits to prevent those bears from being killed.

Florida’s black bear hunt ended with 52 bears killed, far fewer than the 172 allowed. Conservation groups say permit buybacks helped limit the hunt and now plan to seek federal protection. State ...

AP file photo A black bear. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The bear hunt, which started Dec ...

Fifty-two bears were “harvested” during the recently wrapped 2025 bear hunt, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a release Tuesday. The bears were physically checked by FWC ...

After FWC staff presented options on highly regulated black bear hunting and the public provided their comments at the August and November 2025 Commission meetings, FWC Commissioners approved final ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The bear hunt, which started Dec. 6 and ended on Sunday, had been ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved a three-week black bear hunt without monitoring or check stations. Critics argue the hunt contradicts the FWC's own management ...

Florida wildlife officials are hailing December’s black bear “harvest” as a safe and successful event, noting hunters killed dozens of bears during the highly criticized, state-sanctioned hunt. After ...