Florida's black bear hunt ends after two days

            Florida’s first black bear hunt in over 20 years ended after only two days.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said 295 black bears were killed over those two days – 25 short of the limit.

A large number of the bears were killed in our area.

There were 112 bears killed in Florida's eastern panhandle, which includes Franklin County.

That’s nearly three times the limit of 40 that the commission had set.

The Central Florida region's limit had been 100, and hunters topped that too, bringing in 139 dead bears by midday Sunday.

There were also 23 black bears killed in north Florida and 21 killed in south Florida.

It’s estimated there are more than 3,000 black bears in Florida, but a population survey has not been completed in more than a decade, so the true number is unknown.

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