If approved, this would be the first bear hunting season in Florida since 2015. Open forum still going at @MyFWC hearing. Over 150 signed up. Some of the proposed rules include the establishment ...

we are probably going to see more bears move into developed areas. So that’s one reason we want to try to manage bear population growth,” FWC’s director of hunting and game management Morgan ...

So, the proposal to once again allow bear hunting in Florida ... coming into my back yard I'm going to shoot it." Much less would they say, "let's have a dog-hunting season, Yay!" ...

Florida is on the cusp of having an annual and regulated bear hunt that environmentalists and ... we are probably going to see more bears move into developed areas. So that’s one reason we ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is considering a proposal to reinstate an annual bear hunt. Opponents argue ... we are probably going to see more bears move into developed ...

“It’s going to be a massacre,” said Debbie Rhodes, a bear advocate in Central Florida. The hunt in 2015 was supposed to last a week but was called off after just two days and 298 dead bear ...

“It’s going to be a massacre,” said Debbie Rhodes, a bear advocate in Central Florida. The hunt in 2015 was supposed to last a week but was called off after just two days and 298 dead bear ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt ... moving ahead. “Hunting bears with dogs is going to lead to dogs ...

A bear is camped out ... state has learned from that hunt, and any concerns have been addressed in the new proposal. “One of the things that we would like to see going forward is to have a ...

Florida wildlife officials are proposing a three-week bear hunt later this year, aiming to remove 187 bears out of an estimated population of 4,000. Supporters of the hunt argue it is a necessary ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold three virtual meetings in April to discuss a possible black bear hunt. The FWC is considering a hunt due to the bear ...