No hunting in the very rich areas of the state?

Over 1500 bear killing permits

Today at 5PM WFTV Channel 9 News! 

Checking the maps, one must notice that the only place with a bear to foolish human problem lies in the "Closed to hunting area?"

WHY?

No hunting in the very rich areas of the state?

The guess on the number of Florida Black Bears 3000?

Mind you that this is only a guess, on the way to a doctors appointment we, to our sadness, spotted another Black Bear down in central Florida.

How many others?

If your lose your license (by breaking the law) for whatever reason and you are stopped by a police offices, (license and registration) what can you plan on happening?

You are going to be arrested and on your way to court at the very least.

So, if we the people are not allowed to break the law, why is it that state and federal officials can get away with breaking their own laws?

Friday, July 31, 2015 3:10pm

On Monday, hunters hoping to shoot the Florida black bear during the state’s first bear hunting season in 21 years began buying up permits. With over 1,200 permits sold by Wednesday afternoon, it looked to be a hugely popular hunting event, regardless of, or perhaps because of, the national furor over Cecil the lion and the point of big game hunting.

For the right to shoot up to 320 of the formerly threatened species with a bow, crossbow, rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun or muzzleloader, out-of-state hunters are paying just $300, while locals are paying just $100.

Open season on bears starts Oct. 24. Bait and dogs won’t be allowed, nor will hunters be allowed to take cubs or mothers with cubs.

Given that published reports say there are just 3,000 Florida black bears in the wild, we sent eight questions on the hunt to officials at

the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Conservation group sues to stop black bear hunt -Tony Marrero Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer-Friday, July 31, 2015 3:10pm

http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/conservation-group-sues-to-stop-black-bear-hunt/2239541

Lawsuit Aims To Halt Return Of Bear Hunting-August 3, 2015

Conservation groups want a judge to shoot down the return of bear hunting in Florida and to halt the pending sale of bear-hunting permits.

With permits for this fall’s hunt going on sale Monday, the Seminole County-based group Speak Up Wekiva filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court Friday challenging the constitutionality of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-approved bear hunt.

“There is no evidence to support the supposition that hunting bears in remote wildlife management areas will reduce conflicts in suburbia,” the lawsuit contends.

http://www.northescambia.com/2015/08/lawsuit-aims-to-halt-return-of-bear-hunting

In June 2015, the FWC approved a limited bear hunt 

Checking the maps, one must notice that the only place with a bear to foolish human problem lies is in the

"Closed to hunting area?"

No hunting in the very rich areas of the state?

 

to take place beginning Oct. 24, 2015 in four of the seven BMUs

. The purpose of reinstating a bear hunting season is to stabilize expanding bear populations in different parts of the state that are capable of supporting hunting.