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A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.
For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...
Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt ...
Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...
Come December, Florida hunters will grab their rifles, put on their hunting caps and legally declare that it’s bear hunting ...
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.
The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...
State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...
Hunting plays an important role in maintaining healthy populations of wildlife. Though I am not a hunter, I understand the ...
Last week, for the first time since 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve rules to allow a 28-day black bear hunt in December in four zones in the state. FWC ...
Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...
Opponents of Florida’s first sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade are suing to stop the planned killings, arguing the ...