"Shooting a polar bear in the rump at 17 yards to make him turn around didn't seem to me like the best procedure, but George ...

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 ...

The Florida hunt exposed deep emotional divisions among animal rights activists and hunters. In social media forums and in ...

Louisiana's second iteration of its newly restarted black bear hunting season has ended with 16 bears killed, with the biggest weighing in at 565 pounds, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released the results of the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade — one which drew legal action and protests.

Read full article: ‘No data, no oversight’: Florida bear hunt draws criticism from conservation group Read full article: Florida’s bear hunt is underway, but FWC is not actively saying how many have ...

The black bear hunt didn't occur without debate; The group Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit against the agency to prevent the hunt before it began Through a random drawing, a total of 172 permits ...

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 FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE IS IN THE BOOKS, BUT THE RESULTS ARE STILL UNKNOWN. CRITICS ARE DEMANDING THE STATE TURN OVER INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BEARS KILLED. WESH TWO GREG FOX ...

WELL, TONIGHT MARKED THE FINAL DAY OF FLORIDA’S FIRST BLACK BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. THIS YEAR’S HUNT, HOWEVER, WAS MET WITH PUSHBACK FROM GROUPS OPPOSED TO KILLING THOSE ANIMALS. WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — It is the final day of Florida’s first black bear hunt in ten years, initiated by the Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC) to manage the state’s growing bear population. The hunt began ...