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Barbaric bear hunt will go on, opponents be damned | Editorial

The stench of people doing something they knew was wrong, sweating through an attempt to pretend they were right.

Florida bear hunt rules face legal challenge from conservationists

A wildlife conservation group has filed a complaint that the state violated state law in how it developed rules for an annual black bear hunt.

Opponents plan to thwart bear hunt in Florida

"This proposal for the hunt is unpopular and unethical," said one woman to the Board of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...
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Opponents clash as Florida's wildlife commission approves final rules for December's bear hunt

A bear hunt is set to take place this December—the first in Florida in about a decade. The state Fish and Wildlife ...

With a bear hunt approved for FL, a case from seven years ago is proving relevant

In 2018, nine people were arrested in Florida on animal cruelty charges in cases where they baited bears and used dogs during bear hunts.

Florida approves hunting of black bears for first time in a decade

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is re-introducing the state's first bear hunting season in more than a ...
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Commissioners Reinstate Black Bear Hunting Season

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted 5-0 this week to reinstate a regulated black bear hunting season, ending a 10-year halt on the practi ...