Raylander
I’m Billy’s Useles Uncle.
Here is my take. Early season is the easiest time for bear killing. Dogs running in archery season will send everything packing; bears, deer, squirrels, coons, even the yuppies will run from a bear dog. And before anyone says bear dogs dont run deer- I understand that, but the deer dont.. The bears will go nocturnal just as many have said. If this happens you can count on the number of bears killed going down on those 2 wmas.
Until we have a shot to kill some of the larger sows- the population will increase. Its not complicated. It works the same as deer population. If you want more deer- shoot none or bucks only. If you want less deer shoot does.. Same goes for bears. Only thing is the larger female bears generally have cubs in the fall, making them off limits.. A spring/summer (May) season would allow us an opportunity to kill some large sows (directly impacting the population). Until that happens there will be no dent in the bears.
As other have said- do it in December and everyone is happy
I oppose the hunt(s)
Until we have a shot to kill some of the larger sows- the population will increase. Its not complicated. It works the same as deer population. If you want more deer- shoot none or bucks only. If you want less deer shoot does.. Same goes for bears. Only thing is the larger female bears generally have cubs in the fall, making them off limits.. A spring/summer (May) season would allow us an opportunity to kill some large sows (directly impacting the population). Until that happens there will be no dent in the bears.
As other have said- do it in December and everyone is happy
I oppose the hunt(s)