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Florida reinstates black bear hunting

CNN on MSN · 18h

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 approved by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this month, but not without opposition from some conservation and animal rights groups.

Outdoor Life · 1d

Florida Commission Unanimously Approves Black Bear Hunt, Despite Anti-Hunting Rhetoric

Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reinstate a black bear hunt and approve the rules for an official season.

USA TODAY · 1d

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; and 55 from Lee, Collier and Hendry counties. The wildlife commission approved the hunt to take place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28.

Fox Weather on MSN1d

Florida approves first black bear hunt in a decade

Hunters will need to apply for permits to participate in the December 2025 bear hunt. The last bear hunt in Florida occurred ...

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Crowds arrive early as FWC opens doors for bear hunt meeting in Havana

FWC officials said the proposed hunt is aimed at managing Florida’s growing black bear population. The commission is ...

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A man shot and killed a bear in his yard. He won’t face charges.

The incident has enraged an Okaloosa County neighborhood. But legal experts say the shooting is justified under a new state ...

Florida Politics3d

Lindsay Cross blasts ‘wildlife cruelty’ in proposed 2025 bear hunt, urges FWC to shoot it down

Rep. Lindsay Cross, a St. Petersburg Democrat and an environmental scientist, is calling on the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Palm Beach Gardens Activists Rally Against Proposed Florida Black Bear Hunt Amid Incomplete Population Data

Florida residents protest against a proposed black bear hunt due to concerns over population data and oversight.

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