13abc

Florida bear hunting returns after a decade, despite pushback

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, hunters are expected to take several dozen black bears statewide. Bear ...
News4Jax

Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback

A black bear in Florida (Florida Fish and Wildlife, Tim Donovan/FWC) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps ...
Pensacola News Journal

Florida bear hunt is on, so far. When it starts, what to know

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years is scheduled to begin on December 6, pending a court challenge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 187 permits for the hunt, ...
Tallahassee Democrat

They won the Florida hunting lottery. Instead they will spare the bear

Florida is holding its first bear hunting season in a decade, prompting a battle between state officials and wildlife advocates. A "Spare a Bear, Bag a Tag" campaign encouraged conservationists to win ...
Sun Sentinel

After a decade off, Florida resumes bear hunting. Here’s what to expect.

Hunters will fan out across Florida beginning today as the first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane advocates to cajole — ...