Florida’s first statewide black bear hunt in a decade wrapped on December 28, 2025, following a three-week season (Dec. 6–28) that FWC framed as a carefully regulated, science-guided management hunt; not the high-volume, fast-moving scenario many Floridians remember from 2015. How many bears were harvested? FWC’s initial results show 52 bears harvested during the 2025 season. Agency updates note that harvested bears were physically checked by FWC staff and bear response cont

3rd Annual Squirrel Rodeo Youth Hunt Presented By: Swamp Donkey Outfitters & G&G Hunt Club Date: 2/21/2026 This is a FREE Event For KIDS! TIME: 7am Sign up Starts RSVP By 02/20/2026 HUNT: 8am to Noon. RSVP: not Required to Participate Hunters Safety Meeting at 7:45am Location: G&G Hunt Club 2101 Shunz Rd Port Orange FL 32128 4-WHEELERS, GOLF CARTS, AND VEHICLES ARE WELCOME TO BE USED DURING HUNT. Please be respectful while riding in the club! Please be aware the hunt club may

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted the success of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Python Action Team – Removing Invasive Constrictors (PATRIC) program in achieving record-setting removal numbers of invasive Burmese pythons from Florida’s Everglades. The governor also called on funding for the program to be continued annually to build off of the state’s initial $2 million investment in 2025. “FWC’s partnership with Inversa has supercharged t

A new push in Congress could bring America its next national park—and put Florida’s beloved springs at the heart of it. But while some...

At this week’s Commission meeting in Havana, Commissioners of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted to...