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ORLANDO, Fla. - The state’s first bear hunt in a decade moves forward on Friday when people seeking to obtain one of the limited number of permits can pay a $5 entry fee.

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Florida will open applications Friday for its first bear hunt in a decade. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering 187 permits through a lottery system, with applications accepted online until Sept. 22.

Applicants must be 18 or older and hold a state hunting license. Selected hunters will pay $100 for a permit if they are Florida residents and $300 if they are from out of state. A 10% cap is set for non-resident permits.

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The hunt will run from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28 across four regions: Apalachicola in the Panhandle, areas west

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