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Bear advocates file legal challenge to Florida’s bear hunt

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

Florida's controversial bear hunt returns in December. Here's a breakdown of the rules

Come December, Florida hunters will grab their rifles, put on their hunting caps and legally declare that it’s bear hunting ...

Florida allows black bear hunting for the first time in a decade

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade approved despite strong opposition

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

Florida conservation nonprofit sues FWC over newly-approved black bear hunt

Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...

Wildlife expert strongly disagrees with bringing back Florida black bear hunt

After Florida wildlife officials approved the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade, wildlife expert Ron Magill became ...

Florida votes to bring back black bear hunting season: See where they will be harvested

Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...

Florida approves first bear hunt in a decade, defying a surge of opponents

Katrina Shadix, founder of Central Florida-based Bear Warriors United, said the wildlife commissioners acted in the interests ...

Florida Approves First Black Bear Hunt Since 2015

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...
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Central Florida nonprofit sues state agency over bear hunt rules

Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt ...
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Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows and human encounters increase

Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...
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Florida Has Approved Its First Black Bear Hunt Since 2015

With good news from the Florida Fishing & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida has approved its first bear hunt since October of 2015, nearly a decade ago. And 2015 was an exceptional year.