The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hear from the public about potential options for regulated black bear hunting.
According to The Apalachicola Times, the FWC has scheduled a virtual public meeting on Thursday, March 13, beginning at 6 p.m. EDT. Those interested in attending the meeting can join by going to MyFWC.com/Hunting and clicking “Florida black bear.”
The public can also email their comments to [email protected].
At its December 2024 Commission meeting, the FWC’s Bear Management Program gave commissioners a five-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.
This meeting is the first of a series of online meetings that will be held in March and April.
The last regulated black bear hunt was in October 2015, which was stopped shortly after the bear death count reached 304.
2 Responses to “FWC to host virtual meeting March 13 on black bear hunting”
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FWC did the most intolerable inexcusable hunt back when they allowed 1,000s of permits for hunts don’t lie use correct “s 1,000s of Bears where slaughtered cubs left to fender died starvation . Not only did you kill bears in Picyuanne state forest but it wasn’t even the nuisance Bears . You people make me sick . As enter Golden Gate it has statues on Wood Sign momma Bears cubs … you people are appalling..
Trap relocate the nuisance Bears collier stop killing harmless animals . I was director in sw Florida during last hunt that we stopped killing Bears doesn’t make you guys more of man your just less of human beings . Tom Mooney Naples Fl look me up . Myself and Henk Morallise plenty articles on us . Bastards People Bated Bears and cubs then shot them lactating mother’s got killed baby cubs cried out in the night . Ill make it known what your planning to do
Thanks to the absurd amendment saying that hunting controls wildlife population we now have trophy hunters wanting a bear hunt.
FWC has the knowledge to make decisions concerning wildlife population and not a few trigger happy hunters who want to kill.
Please do not take away the FWC’s right to handle this issue.
Bears are losing habitat and may be seen near us so do not leave garbage or food out.
Please do not allow a bear season.