{"id":226282,"date":"2025-12-08T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=226282"},"modified":"2025-12-08T12:34:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:34:03","slug":"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida\u2019s long-awaited bear hunt is back for the first time in a decade.  And anti-hunting activists are doing everything they can to shut it down before a single hunter even steps into the woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/07\/animal-advocates-buy-up-bear-hunt-permits-as-floridas-first-hunt-in-a-decade-begins\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\">Local News 10,<\/a><\/em> a group of Florida animal-rights activists is offering $2,000 in cold, hard cash to every permitted hunter willing to stay home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Animal advocates buy up bear hunt permits as Florida\u2019s first hunt in a decade begins\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3grHaknnNY?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Would you take $2,000 cash for your black bear tag?<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s because only 172 bear tags were issued statewide after a massive lottery.  And at least 52 of those permits were intentionally claimed by animal advocates who never planned to hunt in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they\u2019re not the only ones trying to sabotage the season. A group calling itself <a href=\"https:\/\/bearwarriorsunited.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\">Bear Warriors United<\/a> is offering the remaining permit holders the same $2,000 payout to hang up their rifles and skip the hunt entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their push doesn\u2019t stop there. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierraclub.org\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\">Sierra Club of Florida<\/a> told reporters they want Governor Ron DeSantis to intervene and stop the hunt altogether.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/illinois-governor-law-regulating-gun-dealers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1793\">governor signed a 2024 law<\/a> allowing lethal force when bears threaten people, pets, or homes. That shift came after the first recorded fatal <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-june-backcountry-carry-solution-sig-sauer-p320-xten-10mm\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1790\">bear attack<\/a> in Florida, when a Collier County man and his dog were killed in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reinstated the hunt after a 10-year hiatus, pointing to strong population recovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-glock-gen-6-first-look-evolution-not-revolution\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/glock-gen-6-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\">Glock Gen 6 First Look: Evolution, Not Revolution<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida\u2019s black bears rebounded from near extinction to more than 5,000 animals statewide. Each permitted hunter is allowed to take one bear, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-take-the-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1792\">hunting is restricted<\/a> to four designated management zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not every tag holder is tempted by activist cash. Hunter Jason Howard, who drew a permit, told Gulf Coast News he\u2019ll be in the woods regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t trophy hunt\u2026 When I <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-tips-for-western-whitetails\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1789\">deer hunt<\/a>, I don\u2019t hunt for antlers. It\u2019s for the meat\u2026 and I hope to enjoy bear meat as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, FWC plans to allow the use of dogs for <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-baiting-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1791\">bear hunting<\/a> starting in 2027, and the Sierra Club is <em>already<\/em> gearing up to fight that rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calling the practice \u201cextraordinarily cruel\u201d to both bears and dogs. They note that dogs can be lost while pursuing bears, something hunters have dealt with for generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing is clear: while activists throw money at permit holders, the demand for the hunt hasn\u2019t faded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 160,000 hunters applied for those 172 slots.  This is a HUGE reminder that Florida\u2019s hunting community is very much alive, and more than ready to take part in a carefully managed conservation season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>But let&#8217;s be honest: would you take $2,000 cash for your black bear tag?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"moonbats-trying-to-kill-florida-bear-hunt\" title=\"How Moonbats Are Trying to Kill Florida Bear Hunt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Local News 10, a group of Florida animal-rights activists is offering $2,000 in cold, hard cash to every permitted hunter willing to stay home. 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