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Florida officials weigh first bear hunt in a decade

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Florida wildlife officials are considering a proposal to allow bear hunting for the first time in nearly a decade. The proposed hunt, scheduled for December, would last three weeks — significantly longer than the 2015 hunt.

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Florida officials weigh first bear hunt in a decade

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Florida admits plan for December bear hunt, its first in a decade

State wildlife officials are drafting a detailed plan for a bear hunt — the first in a decade — over three weeks in December, although they insist other options are under consideration to manage Florida’s largest land mammal. The particulars were revealed Wednesday in a video conference hosted by the Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, inflaming bear advocates opposed to what FWC terms “a harvest.” Although the agency previously raised the …

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FWC begins series of public meetings to discuss proposed bear hunt

Florida may have its first regulated bear hunt since 2015 before the end of the year.

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FWC to host meetings on bear hunting

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is set to host a series of virtual meetings on bear hunting.

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Sierra City Bear Break-In Signals Impending Active Season

Bear break-in in Sierra City highlights the start of the active bear season in the region.

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Oakland Zoo Sets Up "Mock Campsite" To Show What Bear-Proof Really Means

What happens when your campsite isn’t bear-proor, check out the following video from the Oakland Zoo to find out. The zoo set up a mock camping scene in partnership with The United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the world renown zoo’s black bear habitat and filmed the bears as explored common camping equipment. As you might imagine, it didn’t take long for these black bears to completely destroy the mock campsite. If you plan on camping in …

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