If the FWC approves, Florida will hold its first bear hunt in ten years. But the agency is taking steps to avoid the problems ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is set to consider rules for a proposed bear hunt in December.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to launch the state’s first bear hunting season in a decade, with I-10 marking the northern boundary of the East Panhandle Bear ...

The hunt would take place from December 6 to 28, and hunters would participate via a lottery-style permitting process.

For the first time in a decade, the the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working up a proposal for a ...

A second vote on the hunt must be taken by the state in August, but all indications point to a 187-quota hunt that could last about a month.

The state of Florida is considering a controversial bear hunt this December, which could include areas north of Orlando.

In a statement, the FWC said it will present rule amendment options during its May 21–22 commission meeting in Ocala. The agency says its goal is to create a sustainable, repeatable hunt ...

The proposed hunt is tightly controlled and grounded in data. It allows for just 187 tags across four Bear Management Units — less than 5% of the estimated population in those areas.