Conservation group pushes back on black bear hunt proposed by FWC

Florida bear advocates fear a ‘massacre’ as hunt rules are proposed

Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear advocates quickly blasted those rules for favoring trophy hunters and said they could spark a massacre of the species. The proposal — which would launch the first bear hunts in a decade — contemplates starting later this year, though it doesn’t specify how many bears would be taken, saying only that the number would be based …

Rules for Florida proposed bear hunt: ‘It’s going to be a massacre’

Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear advocates quickly blasted those rules for favoring trophy hunters and said they could spark a massacre of the species. The proposal — which would launch the first bear hunts in a decade — contemplates starting later this year, though it doesn’t specify how many bears would be taken, saying only that the number would be based …

Conservation group pushes back on black bear hunt proposed by FWC

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt in December to address, what it says, is a fast-growing bear population.

Concerns grow as black bear sightings increase in Jefferson County neighborhoods

Increased black bear sightings have been reported along Nash Road. Neighbors report bears damaging property and rummaging through trash. Watch the video to find out about the proposed solution.BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:A bear roaming through Jefferson County neighborhoods is sparking concern; and conversation.A fed bear is a dead bear, said Ryan Reines, director of the North Florida Wildlife Center.Im Lentheus Chaney, your Monticello neighborhood rep…

Florida may reopen bear hunting after decade-long ban

In 2015, the state of Florida gave hunters seven days to harvest 300 bears. It was the first bear hunt allowed in the state in 21 years.