FWP commission increases pressure on black bears

FWC releases results of 2025 black bear hunt

FWC Contributor After Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staff presented options on highly regulated black bear hunting and the public provided their comments at the August and November 2025 Commission...

FWC: 52 bears killed during 2025 bear hunt | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

The 2025 season was conducted in specified Bear Hunting Zones within four of the seven Bear Management Units across the state. Northwest Florida, which is in the western Panhandle region, was not included in the hunt. The eastern Panhandle, North Florida and parts of Central and South Florida were included in the hunt. Through a random drawing system, 172 permits were issued across the Bear Hunting Zones. Each permit allowed the harvest of one b…

FWP commission increases pressure on black bears

The Montana Fish and Wildlife commission recently passed more hunting regulations targeting black bears as part of the commission’s effort to significantly reduce predator populations. Continue reading…