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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a sales tax holiday on hunting, fishing, and camping supplies through Dec. 31.

DeSantis and Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins reiterated their support for making Florida an open-carry state.

The announcement comes as Florida prepares for its first black bear hunt in a decade this December.

PLANT CITY — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stood in front of a scowling grizzly bear with its claws extended — a deceased and stuffed one, that is.

Hunters will not find any grizzlies to shoot in Florida, though the state’s wildlife agency has approved a hunt in December for its closest relative here, the Florida black bear.

The governor appeared at the G FIVE Feed & Outdoor store on Sept. 8 to announce the beginning of a sales tax holiday run

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