Three hundred and twenty black bears...
 

... sitting in a pie.

What do you think about the legalized bear hunt this week here in Florida? Florida approves hunt for 320 black bears, first in more than 20 years | jacksonville.com

State says over populated. Dear are thinned out, when count is over limit, before they starve

I agree. Have seen this before in the Dak's.Same scenario too many people too many bears.Sad

Do they eat them?

Yes I have had bear meat in stew, it was very good

I have no problem with the hunt.

I've also had bear meat in stew and it was very good. Although the fact that I didn't make the stew myself may have had something to do with that.

I have no problem with hunting where the meat is eaten and the numbers are maintained. In Vermont it's a staple in many peoples pantry.

Bear meat like pork can contain trichinosis

I'm glad we live in a world where our grandchildren can still see animals in their own habitat.

If you look at the world population charts of humans and how we are doubling population in short order....you realize something no one is talking about at least not often or loudly enough.....and we worry there are too many bears. Hello?

As long as they don't take any bears who have names.

Nutritional Value of Alaskan Big Game, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

I would be surprised if a lot of these 320 bears-- if they even kill that many-- become food.

Too many bears
 

My daughter has lived in Lake Mary, a suburb of Orlando for more than 10 years, and the bears are so bad in her neighborhood, that they've torn through her lanai screen, you can see them walking through the neighborhood at all hours, they have to be careful when the kids are playing outside, they get into garbage cans in the garage & they don't put their garbage out until the morning of pickup. I love seeing animals in their natural habitat, but when a woman is attacked by one while walking her dog, then it's time to lower the number of bears because there obviously isn't enough food for them in the wild, they're overpopulated or they wouldn't be roaming into suburban neighborhoods looking for food.

I would just have liked them to tranquilize and then move them somewhere else in Florida. Much more expensive a proposition though. And a great deal more logistics than just sending out the bear posse as some woman called her view of the hunt she was going to go on today to get a bear head to add to her mantle piece. This was on CBS News last night. Bear hunt to begin in Florida, first in over two decades - CBS News

They are nice to have around, but when they overpopulate an area they become pests and should be thinned. Not much different than excess gators, deer up North, prairie dogs, coyotes, etc..

I have never seen a Florida Black Bear in the wild but keep looking for one when we go to Sanford Orlando airport. However, if they were roaming around The Villages I would want to be rid of them. A Bear is very dangerous!

I have no problem with the hunt. I like animals but people are more important.