ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida officials are moving closer to allowing the first sanctioned bear hunt in nearly a decade.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission directed leaders on Wednesday to move forward with plans for a reopened bear hunting season.
The proposals should be complete by May.
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That would give the agency time to gather public input.
The only approved hunt in recent decades happened in October 2015.
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It was supposed to last a week but was called off after two days.
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