Florida Bear Hunt Approved

[OXN939]

FWC approves first black bear hunt in a decade amid fierce opposition

A lawsuit filed by Bear Warriors United could delay or derail the season, which is set to run Dec. 6-28 if the state prevails in court.

floridapolitics.com

Florida black bear rug would be pretty legit. Sounds like they're at least trying to learn some lessons from the 2015 hunt... fingers crossed this one goes off without a hitch.

Good luck to anyone applying!

 

[thinhorn_AK]

That’s cool, it would be awesome to have a Florida black bear rug.

 

[lost_in_the_wma]

I can’t understand why big cypress or at least bear island in big cypress is excluded from the bear management area of south Florida, anyone catch anything about that? There’s no shortage of bears there

 

[Doc Holliday]

Im definitely gonna put in for one

 

[lost_in_the_wma]

I’ll be putting in for one but I’m not crazy about it being unlimited $5 special opportunity entries rather than a single entry

 

[FLHunter87]

Having the season in December is stupid in my opinion. 10 years ago the season lasted a whole 2 days before FWC called it and over 300 bears taken in those 2 days. I imagine it's going to be the same even in December. It should have been in September/October though. This time is only 187 tags will be available and each county will have their own specific amount. Dumbest thing in the world. This will actually not do much to the population. There's plenty of bears in Florida. FWC had to be one of the worse game and fish departments in the US along with NOAA in the South Atlantic region. All these restrictions and no common sense for many species they are controlling.

 

[go_deep]

Having the season in December is stupid in my opinion. 10 years ago the season lasted a whole 2 days before FWC called it and over 300 bears taken in those 2 days. I imagine it's going to be the same even in December. It should have been in September/October though. This time is only 187 tags will be available and each county will have their own specific amount. Dumbest thing in the world. This will actually not do much to the population. There's plenty of bears in Florida. FWC had to be one of the worse game and fish departments in the US along with NOAA in the South Atlantic region. All these restrictions and no common sense for many species they are controlling.

Would you rather they didn't have a hunt?

I get it, it's not enough, but it's a start.

 

[FLHunter87]

Would you rather they didn't have a hunt?

I get it, it's not enough, but it's a start.

I really don't care either way. It's the entire way they manage things. FL is terrible management on most of the big game animals that can be hunted here. Im in NE FL. There's a fair amount up here but in my opinion not worth chasing after, especially in December. Only times I've seen the most bear activity is August-mid October personally. $5 per application which can be as many as you want and then $100 more if drawn. I'll pass. Not even worth it with the 187 they are giving out statewide. Basically a lucky lucky lottery. Just like the stupid Red Snapper project they are doing. Plus what's it going to start? Another hunt 10 years from now and they hand out 90 permits statewide? FWC is ruining FL fishing and hunting. Is only a matter of time jobs and people's livelihood are ruined(in partner with NOAA South Atlantic Region). Along with the working class who can't even hunt or fish in the future the way things are going here. It's a joke.