Ten years ago, Florida held a black bear hunt that resulted in more than 300 animals killed in just two days before it was halted early. It was controversial from the start and hasn’t happened since — until possibly later this year amid strong opposition once again.

A Florida board of wildlife commissioners greenlit a set of rules that would lay the groundwork for the first bear hunt in a decade, after more than three hours of heated public comment Wednesday. The plan to amend Florida‘s hunting rules was presented in Ocala to commissioners for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,