STOP the bear hunt in Florida!

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a state wide hunt October 24-30th to kill Florida’s black bears despite overwhelming opposition from Floridians. At $100 a permit, $300 for non-Floridians, the hunt is turning out to be a profitable venture for FWC.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission has stated that the goal is to kill 320 bears statewide, but no measures have been put in place to oversee the number of bears that are killed. The same weapons allowed for deer hunting will be used for bear hunting. Weapons include rifles, muzzleloaders, shotguns, pistols, longbows, compound bows, re-curve bows, and crossbows.
If this hunt moves forward, the plight of the Florida Black bear is uncertain.
Stop the hunt! Refund the permits and incorporate a non-violent plan to reduce human-bear conflict.