Controversial Florida bear hunt is taking place mostly out of sight

The first regulated Florida black bear hunt in a decade has been underway since Dec. 6. But unlike the 2015 version, it’s ...

While FWC is mum on black bear kills, Naples taxidermist has two from south Florida

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's ...
WUNC

Squelch squerch! Stumble trip! Tiptoe! — 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'

You probably know of, have read, or at least have heard of the children's picture book classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt. But did you know that it almost was not about a family going on a bear hunt ...
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'There's no stopping it': Application window opens for Florida's bear hunt

HUNTERS CAN NOW APPLY FOR A CHANCE TO JOIN THE BEAR HUNT. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, AND AS WESH TWO GREG FOX REPORTS, IT HAS THOSE FOR AND AGAINST THE HARVEST. DEBATING WHETHER IT’S NEEDED. SO ...
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Florida's black bear advocates challenge the FWC's decision to conduct hunt

WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW. FIRST AT FOUR. OPPONENTS ARE ASKING A JUDGE TO STOP A BEAR HUNT SCHEDULED TO START NEXT WEEK. BEAR WARRIORS UNITED IS SUING THE STATE AND ASKING THE COURT TO ISSUE AN ...

Halfway through Florida’s bear hunt, state officials won’t say how many are dead

Florida’s first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over, but state wildlife leaders have offered no ...