Every May, thousands of Florida hunters look forward to preying on one of the state’s most iconic predators. Summer doesn’t just bring alligator mating season – which often leads to gators popping up ...

(CNN) — For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously approved by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

According to a release from the FWC, the new rules will go into effect during the 2025 hunting season. Bear Hunting Zones will be established in four of the existing seven Bear Management Units. One ...

File Photo: "Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Biologist Wade Brenner (left) and a volunteer unload a Florida black bear ready to be weighed at the check station located off of Forest ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission unanimously approved rules that will resume an annual black bear hunting season. The bear hunt will take place for 23 days, starting for the first ...

Dates to apply for bear hunting permits in Florida have been announced. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said permits for the 2025 hunting season in Florida will open on Sept. 12 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Permit applications for Florida's first bear hunting season in 10 years are now open for the next 10 days. People interested can apply through 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 22. A permit is ...

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. Costs for ...