For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously approved by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this month, but not without opposition from some conservation and animal rights groups.

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials.

After Florida wildlife officials approved the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade, wildlife expert Ron Magill became one of several people who disagreed with the decision. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously in favor of the plan during a meeting that drew 168 people for a public hearing in the Panhandle town of Havana,