Lots of interesting thought processes on this thread eh?
Couple more thoughts won't hurt I guess.
First off, I've heard more than a few people mad at the driver. That I can't figure as it's not like they're going out of their way to hit the animal.
I love bears, all of them big, little or small, Black or G bears. Personally I'm glad that they're around and don't share the mentality of "the only good bear is a dead one"...........
If the bruins get into trouble by way of taking out livestock on private land then I have no problem with them being taken out. However if the livestock is grazing on a BLM lease, National Forest (IE public land) then I don't feel that they should be bothered as they're just doing what they were doing years before we all showed up.
I do wish that we'd have a season for them here in Montana. But if it ever happens I hope that they do it via a quota system and not a drawing. That would help sell a lot of licenses and gather a butt load of funds for FWP. As well, the quota would ensure that we get some of them as we'd have some hunters out there that are "predators" and IMO it takes a predator to take out a predator!
Lastly, I hear all the time that we have too many of them I'm not going to address that. I also hear that if we could be hunting them that we'd instill some fear into them. Honestly I don't buy into that thought process as I just don't think we can bother them enough to get them to modify their behavior.
Just one mans thoughts
