Our News 6 team submitted a public records request to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to find out how many people applied, how many entries they submitted, and who actually got one of the 172 permits for the bear hunt.
Living and working in Florida means the wildest of wildlife showing up at your back door. So when our News 6 Insiders Kara Moeller and Joey Manna set up a trail cam at Bay Lake in our backyard, they knew the video could be interesting.
Bear Warriors United filed a petition last week with the Division of Administrative Hearings to stop the hunt that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved under a new rule.
As Florida’s population expands, state wildlife officials have seen a more than 33% increase in calls for assistance related to wild animals during the past five years, according to a presentation that could go before the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week.
