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Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida, with opponents saying that killing bears for sport won't reduce ...
The hunt would take place from December 6 to 28, and hunters would participate via a lottery-style permitting process.
The FWC said the new plan would issue limited permits, and hunting would also be allowed within bear management units that have at least 200 bears. The FWC would like to limit the total harvest to ...
The last time there was a bear hunting season in Florida was in 2015. Richardson said many of the changes outlined this time around will encourage hunters to take males rather than female bears.
Florida’s bear population is currently estimated at 4,050, up from just 1,200 in the 1990s when the state ended annual bear hunts. If approved, this would be the first season since 2015, when a ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is set to consider rules for a proposed bear hunt in December.
“It’s going to be a massacre,” said Debbie Rhodes, a bear advocate in Central Florida. The hunt in 2015 was supposed to last a week but was called off after just two days and 298 dead bears.
Around the same time that the Senate took up the Sunday hunting bill Wednesday, House lawmakers moved to amend another bill, S.B. 1523, which was originally written to allow the Department of ...
“It’s going to be a massacre,” said Debbie Rhodes, a bear advocate in Central Florida. The hunt in 2015 was supposed to last a week but was called off after just two days and 298 dead bears.
Florida’s bear population is currently estimated at 4,050, up from just 1,200 in the 1990s when the state ended annual bear hunts. If approved, this would be the first season since 2015, when a ...
If the FWC approves, Florida will hold its first bear hunt in ten years. But the agency is taking steps to avoid the problems of the last one.
The state of Florida is considering a controversial bear hunt this December, which could include areas north of Orlando.
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