The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission will be reviewing proposals in may for black bear hunting later this year.

FWC will consider a hunt from Dec. 6 to 28. Florida black bears used to be considered a threatened species from 1974 to 2012.

Morgan Richardson, FWC’s director of hunting and game management, said the agency was proposing a statewide harvest of 187 bears, 18 of them in Central Florida ... who aim for big-game trophies.

FWC will consider a hunt from Dec. 6 to 28. Florida black bears used to be considered a threatened species from 1974 to 2012. Florida may allow 187 black bears to be hunted. Florida hunters may be ...