The 2025 NJ bear hunt is over. See how totals compare to past years

The 2025 New Jersey bear hunt has officially concluded after a dozen bears were killed in the extended second segment, state ...

Florida’s bear hunt ended Sunday. State won’t say how many were killed

We’ve been ignored, misled, gaslighted and bullied by the FWC thus far,” Chuck O’Neal, founder of Apopka-based Speak Up ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is conservation, not controversy | Opinion

The former president of Safari Club International's local chapter discusses Florida's black bear hunt and how its opponents ...
ClickOrlando

‘Been very shady:’ FWC faces criticism over lack of transparency as bear hunt ends

Chuck O’Neal with Speak Up for Wildlife said the lack of transparency is troubling. “This executive director — we called on ...

FWC says 52 black bears killed in controversial 2025 Florida hunt

This month, Florida allowed the first black bear hunt in 10 years after the last one was ended abruptly over too many killed.
WCTV

Judge denies request to block Florida black bear hunt

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida’s black bear hunt will start in just 12 days, despite a legal challenge against it. On Monday afternoon, a Leon County judge denied a request from Bear Warriors ...

Just 52 bears killed in Florida hunt, state reports

Fifty-two bears were killed in the first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade, far fewer than the cap the state had set, ...

Florida's first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ends amid ongoing controversy

Florida's first black bear hunt since 2015 ended Saturday, closing a three-week season that drew sharp criticism from animal ...
WLRN

Fish and wildlife commission: 52 bears ‘harvested’ in sanctioned hunt

The bears were physically checked by FWC staff and contracted bear response staff. The agency said that a full report will be ...