Florida black bear hunt: FWC releases results of controversial 2025 hunting season

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state’s first black bear hunt in ...
WPBF Channel 25 on MSN

Florida's 2025 black bear hunt results in 52 bears harvested

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 52 bears were harvested during the 2025 black bear hunting season, the first since 2015.
News 6 WKMG

‘Been very shady:’ FWC faces criticism over lack of transparency as bear hunt ends

Read full article: Non-hunters snagged at least 44 Florida bear hunt permits, records show ORLANDO, Fla. – This weekend marks the end of the statewide bear hunt, which has been underway since Dec. 6.
Orlando Sentinel

After a decade off, Florida resumes bear hunting. Here’s what to expect.

Hunters will fan out across Florida beginning today as the first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane advocates to cajole — ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Will there be a bear hunt in Florida in 2025? What to know ahead of lawsuit, protests

Florida's controversial bear hunt is scheduled to take place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28. A nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the hunt, with a hearing scheduled for Nov. 24. The ...