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A Florida judge denied an emergency request to block a December bear hunt but will allow a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality to proceed.

The lawsuit questions whether the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) used proper scientific data to approve the hunt.

Opponents argue the FWC relied on obsolete data, while the FWC maintains it has exclusive authority to manage wildlife.

Florida's bear hunt is on for this December, but the verdict for 2026 and onward is still out.

A circuit judge in Leon County on Nov. 24 denied a request for an emergency court order to block a limited hunt for this Dec. 6–28 but did not dismiss the overarching lawsuit to have the bear hunting rules declared unconstitutional.

Judge Angela Dempsey said Bear Warriors U

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