OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposed rules for a black bear hunt ahead of its meeting next week. Meanwhile, organizers of a group ...

After over three hours of public input, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spent about 30 minutes discussing and asking questions to staff about a bear hunt before voting 4-1 in ...

White Bear Lake’s free, outdoor summer concert series Music on the Lawn returns this year at White Bear Lake United Methodist Church. Organized by contemporary music director John Koziol ...

Now, she is protesting a state plan to hold a “a highly regulated” black bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday approved a proposal that will allow the ...

game wardens can issue written notice to temporarily halt the activity.Bear hunting MARTIC TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it received two reports of a bear sighting on ...

I’m tickled off at the short-sighted voters who voted for the amendment protecting “traditional” methods of hunting and are now outraged at plans for a bear hunt. What did you expect?

Florida could see its first black bear hunt in a decade following a decision Wednesday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which approved rule changes that could open the ...

On Wednesday, the FWC moved closer to approving a Florida bear hunt. If approved, it would run from Dec. 6 through the 28, and then annually between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. Data presented by FWC staff ...

Florida is close to opening swaths of the state to a black bear hunt, the first since the controversial one in 2015. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 on Wednesday to ...

FOX 35 Orlando Florida moves closer to reinstating bear hunting Posted: May 22, 2025 | Last updated: May 22, 2025 On Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved ...

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since the last one 10 years ago, which was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only ...

OCALA — The state wildlife commission on Wednesday endorsed Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, turning aside fears of animal advocates who worry the plan for a December hunt will ...