Fifty-five Florida black bears will be targeted in Lee and Collier counties later this year after state fish and wildlife commissioners voted to hold another hunt. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The following is a news release and photo from Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game. IDAHO FALLS – Hunters looking to apply for 2026 spring’s controlled hunts for black bear can apply from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15.

HAVANA, Fla. (WCTV) - Bear hunting is returning to the state of Florida for the first time in a decade. During a meeting Wednesday in Havana, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Our black bears deserve better; our people deserve better. Pandering to special interest groups and blood sport enthusiasts is wrong on every level. The North American model for wildlife conservation ...

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 ...

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade generated $900K in fees but limited data for the public and minimal business for taxidermists.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Applications opened Friday for Florida’s first regulated black bear hunt in a decade, a lottery that will distribute just 187 harvest permits and has reignited a heated dispute ...

Opponents of Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade rallied Monday at the Capitol amid efforts to prevent bears from being killed next month in four areas of the state. In addition to the rally, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Bear hunting could soon return to Florida for the first time in more than 10 years. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...

Florida’s first state-sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade finished on December 28th, 2025. Arguments and backlash about ...