Florida wildlife officials closed two regions after the first day of bear hunting after the areas met the limit on the number of bears allowed to be killed during the first statewide hunt in more than 20 years.
Hunters for the first time in more than 20 years will trudge through Florida woods to legally kill black bears.
Florida is one of five states that don't allow people to openly carry guns in some form. The others are South Carolina, New York, Illinois and California.
Animal protection and environmental groups are seeking an injunction to stop a bear hunt set to begin Oct. 24.
Florida wildlife officials have approved the killing of 320 black bears next month during the state's first bear hunting season in more than 20 years.
Florida's wildlife management commission started selling permits for bear hunting for the first time in two decades, despite a legal challenge to the hunt.
Wildlife officials say a worker at a central Florida ecotourism attraction was injured in an alligator attack.
Florida firearms enthusiasts will save a few dollars starting this month because of a new law that eliminates the sales tax on gun club memberships.
Wildlife authorities have been unable to find an alligator that attacked a black Labrador retriever named Haze after it chased a bird into the Hillsborough River in a Tampa park.