Florida bear hunt begins Saturday, despite pushback

Florida Kicks Off First Black Bear Hunt in a Decade

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of critics. The state-sanctioned hunt began Saturday, after drawing more than 160,000 applications for a far more limited number of hunting permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears killed in this year’…

Florida bear hunt begins Saturday, despite pushback

Bear advocates have attempted to soften the blow from the hunt by collecting 52 of the available 172 permits given in the hotly contested hunt.

Florida bear hunt returns after a decade with mixed reactions

172 permits were distributed across the state, though some against the hunt obtained them and say they won't use them.