Lawmakers to debate controversial bear hunting bill By Rob Polansky , Susan Raff and Amanda Callahan Published : Feb. 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM EST | Updated : Feb. 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM EST ...

After being informed that Florida law already allows lethal force if a bear threatens people, pets, or property, 78% still opposegeneral recreational hunting of bears. There is extreme opposition ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted 4-1 May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, but the measure must be voted on again in August to be finalized.. This ...

The last bear hunt in 2015 aimed to reduce the population by 320 in a week, but 304 bears were killed in just two days, leading to the hunt's abrupt end. "The population of humans needs to be managed.

FWC weighs in a recently killed black bear at the Rock Springs check-in station during Florida’s first bear hunt in more than four decades on Saturday, October 24, 2015.