A husband and wife in the Fort Myers neighborhood of Gateway arrived home and a black bear was hugging their front yard tree.

FWC will consider a hunt from Dec. 6 to 28. Florida black bears used to be considered a threatened species from 1974 to 2012.

Florida's Amendment 2 seemed like a mysterious movement to many environmental groups that said fishing and hunting rights ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working on a plan to issue 187 permits to harvest black bears in mid-December. A permit allows the harvest of one bear. After FWC staff ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a three-week hunt of 'nuisance' bears, which are encroaching ...

What to know about the 2025 Florida black bear hunt Not anymore. The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species from 1974 to 2012 ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a three-week bear hunt in December to address the growing bear population. The proposed hunt would allow for the harvest of 187 bears ...