For all the Florida residents out there figured I would give y'all a report of the first day of Bear season in Florida in years!!! Did not expect this many to be harvested o the opener of the season.

Bear Management Unit Harvest Totals
• East Panhandle BMU = 81 bears – closed to further hunting
• Central Panhandle BMU = 99 bears – closed to further hunting
• North BMU = 12 bears – open for bear hunting on 10/25
• South BMU = 15 bears – open for bear hunting on 10/25

East Panhandle BMU – Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla
and Washington counties