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For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...
Hunting plays an important role in maintaining healthy populations of wildlife. Though I am not a hunter, I understand the ...
Florida bear hunt opponents, unable to dissuade state wildlife commissioners last week from authorizing a sanctioned killing ...
The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take 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 ...
Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt ...
They argue it gives the agency “unbridled authority to issue permits to kill bears annually without any guidance or ...
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 ...
Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...
Supporters of the hunt have claimed that overpopulation of the bears has caused a nuisance in local communities and that a ...
Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...
Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to host a proposed three-week ...