Florida wildlife officials put one-year pause on bear hunting
Source: Fox news (sorry)
Florida wildlife officials voted to hold off on future bear hunts in the state until they can gather more information.
After nearly seven hours of comments from staff and the public on Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-3 not to hold a bear hunt this year. The Commission then voted 4-3 to delay holding a hunt for at least one year as they gather more information about the state's growing bear population and options on how best to manage it.
The meeting was held at Franklin County School in Eastpoint, which is in the Florida Panhandle.
Last year, hunters killed 304 bears in the state's first hunt in 21 years. The Florida Wildlife Federation, which supports ethical hunting as long as it protects the environment, supported a one-year moratorium on a hunt.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/23/state-wildlife-officials-put-one-year-pause-on-bear-hunting.html
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the right to arm bears. 
