Why we may not learn how many Florida black bears have been hunted just yet

Florida is less than a week 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. When News 6 asked the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an update on the number of bears harvested on Monday, a spokesperson said we were told we needed to file a public records request for any data queries.