The group Speak Up for Wildlife says they have reports of people killing Florida black bears without proper permits during the state hunt. News 6 asked state officials for an update on the hunt, but were referred to public records requests.

Florida is four days into its 2025 Black Bear Hunt, but we still don’t know how many bears have been harvested, or even if any hunters have bagged a single bear yet.

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.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is urging a state judge to deny a request to stop the black bear hunt scheduled for December.

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.

Bear management is a significant topic in Seminole County as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission prepares for a virtual meeting this Thursday.

No. 7 Duke beat Maine 96-62 in the season opener for both teams.

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.

News 6 viewer Wade Lanier sent us a photo of a black bear sitting in a tree not far from Ocoee.

A Ring video catches the moment a woman about to take her dog for a walk meets a Florida black bear, just outside her door.