To Save Bears from Florida Hunts, Activists Are Buying Up Bear Tags
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- Florida's first black bear hunt since 2015 is set for December, with activists buying tags to prevent hunting.
- Anti-hunting groups like the Sierra Club are encouraging supporters to buy all 187 bear tags to keep them from hunters.
- In 2018, wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen drew a grizzly tag in Wyoming to hunt bears with a camera, not a rifle.
- A federal judge halted the 2018 grizzly hunt, as grizzlies remain protected under the Endangered Species Act.
- There is a renewed push to delist grizzlies, which could lead to hunting seasons in Wyoming.
- Past efforts by anti-hunters to buy bear tags in Florida did not significantly impact the hunt outcomes.
- Wyoming's hunting culture differs from Florida's, making similar anti-hunting protests less likely.
- Some predator hunts use quota systems, where tag sales don't necessarily affect the number of animals killed.
- Wyoming Game and Fish cannot comment on future grizzly hunt tag allocations due to current federal protections.