Florida’s Bear Hunt Starts Saturday. What You Need to Know

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

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

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

Florida’s bear hunt starts Saturday. What you need to know

Starting this weekend, hunters will be able to hunt Florida’s black bears, provided they have a permit.From Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, hunters who received a permit will be able to harvest black bears on private property, with permission of the property owner, and in specified Bear Harvest Zones, which are located within four of Florida’s Bear Management Units.The state issued 172 permits through a lottery system. Each permit entitles the hunter to…

Florida opens first bear hunting season in decade

This will be the first legal hunt since 2015, when Florida briefly reopened bear hunting after a 21-year ban.

Florida's first black bear hunt in 10 years starts Saturday

Conservation groups sued to stop the hunt, arguing that the bear population is fine where it is.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Florida’s First Bear Hunt in a Decade Opens Dec. 6

A Florida court denied a temporary injunction last month that would have stopped the state’s first black bear hunt since 2015. One hundred and seventy-two hunters, who paid for the opportunity to help manage the black bear population, can head afield in search of a Sunshine State bruin beginning Saturday.