We’ve been ignored, misled, gaslighted and bullied by the FWC thus far,” Chuck O’Neal, founder of Apopka-based Speak Up ...

This month, Florida allowed the first black bear hunt in 10 years after the last one was ended abruptly over too many killed. How did this one go?

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade resulted in 52 bears killed, less than one-third of the potential number.

OCALA — A press release arrived in media inboxes following the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 4-1 vote on May 21 to approve amendments to a proposed bear hunt "FWC approves highly ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 172 black bear permits for the December hunt, which ended on the ...

For this year’s bear hunt, which wrapped up Sunday, Florida officials learned all the wrong lessons from the past.

After Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ended with far fewer animals killed than allowed, conservation ...

Fifty-two bears were “harvested” during the recently wrapped 2025 bear hunt, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

After months of debate and protest, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved the 2025 Black Bear ...

Florida's first black bear hunt in 10 years concluded Sunday. Of 172 selected hunters, some participated while others opted ...

The official number of bears killed in Florida's black bear hunt is 52, according to FWC, far lower than the number of ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released initial numbers from the 2025 Bear Hunt, the first bear hunt in ...