{"id":240841,"date":"2025-09-20T06:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T06:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/240841\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T06:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T06:49:10","slug":"fwc-lowers-the-number-of-bear-hunting-permits-to-be-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/240841\/","title":{"rendered":"FWC lowers the number of bear hunting permits to be issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has lowered the number of hunting permits they are issuing for the bear hunt, according to their website. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Originally, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/09\/12\/permit-applications-bear-hunt-open-now-activists-work-keep-them-hunters\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/09\/12\/permit-applications-bear-hunt-open-now-activists-work-keep-them-hunters\/\"> FWC said they would issue 187 permits<\/a>. Now, that number has been reduced to 172. It remains unclear why the agency lowered the number of permits by 15. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Applications for permits opened on Sept. 12 and will remain open until Sept. 22. As of Friday, a total of 100,296 applications have been submitted, per the FWC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Each application costs $5, and people can apply an unlimited number of times. The state will randomly select 172 people to whom they will issue the permits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The bear hunt will be December 6-28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/09\/19\/fwc-lowers-number-bear-hunting-permits-be-issued\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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