WESH

Florida's black bear advocates challenge the FWC's decision to conduct hunt

WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW. FIRST AT FOUR. OPPONENTS ARE ASKING A JUDGE TO STOP A BEAR HUNT SCHEDULED TO START NEXT WEEK. BEAR WARRIORS UNITED IS SUING THE STATE AND ASKING THE COURT TO ISSUE AN ...
Orlando Sentinel

Last-ditch effort to stop Florida’s bear hunt

With Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade just two weeks away, opponents say they’ve used a combination of tactics to protect bears from bullets — and are heading to court Monday in Tallahassee ...
Sun Sentinel

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

Hunters will fan out across Florida beginning today as the first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by humane advocates to cajole — ...
WESH

Judge denies bear advocates' effort to halt Florida black bear hunt

STARTED WITH AN ARGUMENT AT A BAR IN DELAND. AND MORE BREAKING NEWS. FLORIDA’S FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE WILL REMAIN ON THE CALENDAR. THAT’S RIGHT. TODAY, A JUDGE DENIED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION THAT ...
CBS News

Florida bear hunt opponents rally outside capitol in Tallahassee: "The science is not there"

Opponents of Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade rallied at the state capitol on Monday amid efforts to try and prevent bears from being killed next month in four areas across the state. In ...
News 6 WKMG

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

Read full article: Bear euthanized after being shot in Lake County; Florida wildlife officials relocate younger bear found nearby Read full article: Teen arrested after shooting at Edgewater ...

I went on my 1st bear hunt in 1977. 2 years later, Maine ended spring bear hunting.

"I didn’t kill a bear that first day, but I did learn two important things that I have carried with me ever since." ...