Hunters kick off Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade

Hunters kick of Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade – this time with stricter rules - According to officials, the bear ...
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Florida’s bear hunt is underway, but FWC is not actively saying how many have been killed

Florida is four days into its 2025 Black Bear Hunt, but we still don’t know how many bears have been harvested, or even if any hunters have bagged a single bear yet.
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Florida’s bear hunt starts Saturday. What you need to know

From Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, hunters who received a permit will be able to harvest black bears on private property, with ...

State holds back data on controversial Florida black bear hunt

Florida's controversial bear hunt started Dec. 6 and will end Dec. 28. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Florida bear hunt is on, so far. When it starts, what to know

Barring last-minute lawsuits, the first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade starts this weekend. Here's what to know.
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Florida’s bear hunt nearing 7 days; kill count still unknown

The state argues the hunt is needed after years of rising bear complaints. Wildlife officials estimate more than 4,000 black ...

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

The state’s first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by ...

Florida kicks off its first black bear hunting season in a decade

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In spite of opposition from wildlife advocates, the first black bear hunt in Florida since 2015, will ...

Florida Launches First Black Bear Hunt Since 2015 as Critics Attempt to Limit the Number of Bears Killed

Florida has launched its first state-sanctioned black bear hunt since 2015. State wildlife officials claim that the hunt will ...
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Florida’s black bear hunt to kick off Saturday despite numerous efforts to stop it

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Despite numerous efforts to try and stop it, the Florida black bear hunt officially kicks off Saturday.

Florida bear hunting returns after a decade, despite pushback

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, ...
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Florida’s black bear hunt, unpopular among residents, still scheduled

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...