- BY COURTNEY PERRETT
- Dec 12, 2020
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Staff from the Missouri Department of Conservation collect biological measurements from a female black bear.
- Courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation
Staff from the Missouri Department of Conservation fit a female black bear with a collar for a research project.
- Courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri’s first black bear hunting season will begin in February.
The framework for the season, which will allow black bear hunting in the state’s southern regions for Missouri residents only, was approved Friday by the Missouri Conservation Commission.
Missouri residents submitted a slew of negative comments to the state after the commission’s decision to approve the regulatory framework in September.
Out of 1,059 public comments, 1,013 — 96% — were generally opposed to the season, according to Mike Hubbard, resource science supervisor for the commission.
A majority of…
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