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FWC To Host Virtual Meeting This Week On Regulated Black Bear Hunting
March 10, 2025
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host a virtual public meeting this week to hear comments about potential options for regulated black bear hunting in Florida.
FWC wants to hear from the public about their thoughts on potential options for regulated black bear hunting and has scheduled a virtual public meeting on March 13 beginning at 5 p.m.
Those interested in attending the meeting can join on Teams by going to MyFWC.com/Hunting and clicking “Florida black bear.” The public can also email their comments to BearComments@MyFWC.com.
At its December 2024 Commission meeting, the FWC’s Bear Management Program gave Commissioners a 5-year update on implementing the 2019 Florida Black Bear Management Plan, highlighting recent bear management and research efforts. Following the presentation, the Commissioners directed staff to return to a future Commission meeting to propose options for implementing a potential bear hunt.
Pictured: The black bear, which was spotted near Jim Allen Elementary School in Cantonment was euthanized by FWC at the nearby Wild Oak Farm Apartments. NorthEscambia.com file photo.
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7 Responses to “FWC To Host Virtual Meeting This Week On Regulated Black Bear Hunting”
We all need to stand up against all this damn building homes and apartments going up everywhere. We need to put a stop to it before our infrastructures collapse. They are doing absolutely nothing to harden our infrastructures.
I hunted Eglin AB for many years and have tracked animals quite a bit and habitat, drove endless miles on eglins open areas searching deer tracks. It was very rare to see a bear track, maybe one every 3 to 5 years. I don’t believe the theory of they are being pushed by development. They are in great habitat and have what they need to survive. I believe you see more in neighborhoods cause of trash cans & smells that allure them and simply being pushed by boars and other individual bears claiming territory. Such is the case with hogs….they multiply.
@river rat
Hawks dont stay in the woods. you are seeing them cause your land is open for them to find small games. Including cats and small dogs
STOP building stuff everywhere and bears will not need to be killed. We do not need more crowding. God made animals too. Quit destroying their habitat for PROFIT ! ! !
I’ve lived in FL for 35 years in 4 houses and have never felt the bears need to be killed. It is not their fault that land owners do not need a license to destroy their habitats.
brianh, I agree. All of our wildlife are getting pushed out of their home. They no longer have food available to them. So, they are looking for it! Now because they are coming looking for food they are going to shoot & kill them. So uncalled for, leave them alone, they were here first and MAN took their home away, so DEAL WITH IT!
EXAMPLE: When we had more woods around us, I would never see a hawk. They stayed in the woods. Now, I have one that comes and perches in the tree in the corner of our yard.
We owe this to all of the mass home builders in our area. They have gotten rich while destroying the woods this animals live in and we are now seeing the result. Good job, maybe we can add another thousand homes.