They are questioning the hunting dog rule, rallying supporters on social media and even planning an end run around the 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 bears.

Florida's alligator hunting season runs from August 15 to November 8, 2025. Permits are awarded via a multi-phase application process that started on May 2 and continues through June.

Florida black bear hunting is illegal, but this regulated season could allow for 187 black bears to be killed.

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Florida's last black bear hunt was in 2015, the first in 20 years, and was marred by controversy. There were reports of unlicensed hunters.

The last black bear hunt, the first in 21 years in Florida, happened in 2015.But the planned 7-day hunt was shut down at the end of the second day after nearly 300 bears were killed, with hunters ...

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.

Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission executive director Roger Young, left, and chairman Rodney Barreto conduct a hearing about proposed bear hunting in Florida Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Ocala, Fla ...

Opponents of Florida's upcoming black bear hunt are buying hunting licenses and entering the permit lottery. They hope to obtain permits and not use them, potentially disrupting the hunt.