The first legal bear hunting season in Florida opened a little before sunrise on October 24. Before the first hunters made it to approve hunt zones, however, a bear struck first by attacking a man at a hotel in Eastpoint, UPI reported. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took action earlier this year to bring back bear season as the bear population has rebounded in recent years and human-bear conflicts have become more common. The hunt is set to run from October 24 through October 30, unless the FWC's harvest objective is met before then.
