They won the Florida hunting lottery. Instead they will spare the bear

Joel Cleveland beat the odds – 953 to 1, to be precise – to secure a bear hunting permit. He won't be using it, however.

Florida bear hunting returns after a decade, despite pushback

ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Florida’s bear hunt is now underway. Over the next three weeks, and for the first time since 2015, ...
WPLG Local 10

Animal advocates buy up bear hunt permits as Florida’s first hunt in a decade begins

One of the 172 hunters selected in a state lottery for the right to hunt a Florida black bear said he plans to use the permit ...
Mother Jones

Florida Wildlife Officials Discover Second Case of ‘Zombie Deer Disease’

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'It's extremely cruel': Florida bear hunt begins Saturday, despite pushback

Bear advocates have attempted to soften the blow from the hunt by collecting 52 of the available 172 permits given in the hotly contested hunt.