After a key legal defeat, a statewide bear hunt is scheduled to start this weekend. Florida issued 172 permits to hunt bears this year, including 17 in the Central Florida area, which includes parts of Seminole County. Four Seminole County residents got a permit to hunt, including one Oviedo resident.
Bear Warriors United, an Oviedo-based nonprofit, said 49 of those permits were issued to people who specifically got them with the intent of not hunting bears, including two of the permits issued to Seminole County residents.
“The judge made a very bad decision, and I currently have a meeting with an attorney to discuss an appeal,” said Katrina Shadix, executive director of Bear Warriors United.
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