FLORIDA (WMBB) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has voted unanimously to authorize a bear hunt here in Florida. Commissioners made the decision during their meeting in Havana, ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took another step towards reinstating an annual black bear hunt. Wildlife commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday, May 21, to have a black bear hunt for 23 days ...
HUNTERS CAN NOW APPLY FOR A CHANCE TO JOIN THE BEAR HUNT. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, AND AS WESH TWO GREG FOX REPORTS, IT HAS THOSE FOR AND AGAINST THE HARVEST. DEBATING WHETHER IT’S NEEDED. SO ...
Florida’s wildlife agency took in more than 160,000 requests to participate in its upcoming black bear hunt, the state’s first in a decade, but many appear to have been submitted by conservationists ...
Florida’s wildlife commissioners set aside pleas and arguments from black bear advocates today and approved a December hunt of the state’s shy but increasingly troublesome species. The board’s ...
Led by Speak Up Wekiva, the Sierra Club, and other environmental groups, thousands of bear hunt opponents bought chances and ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the ...
Even those watching online could smell it: The stench of people doing something they knew was wrong, while gamely pretending they were right. This was the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
More than 100,000 Floridians have entered a lottery for a rare December black bear hunt, even as conservationists work to protect bears by paying for permits they won't use. There are about 4,000 ...
The application window for bear hunting in Florida opened Friday, with local hunters and opponents taking action. “I put in for our central region here, because I know it best, and that's where I'm ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more ...