Bear activists believe thousands of those who applied for hunting permits do not intend to use them

Of the 160,000 applicants who have bid on a tag for the December bear hunt, not all of them plan to do any killing. The ...
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Bear hunt applicants face 1-in-1,000 chance of winning a December hunting permit

Florida's bear hunting season returns after a decade, drawing 163,459 applications amid protests, with many aiming to secure ...
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Bear hunting permit applications open amid clash between hunters and animal rights groups

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Applications opened Friday for Florida’s first regulated black bear hunt in a decade, a lottery that will distribute just 187 harvest permits and has reignited a heated dispute ...

Bear advocates aim to win hunt permits, foil Florida’s bear hunt

Florida’s controversial bear hunt, its first in a decade, is scheduled for December, and currently the state will allow 187 ...