Friends,
Good news for black bears out of Sacramento today. The California State Department of Fish and Game has reversed an earlier decision to allow expanded black bear hunting after waves of protest washed over their agency.
Personally, I’m not sure why the California bear population needs to be culled in the first place, and certainly there are other targets…
Hunting season for black bear in California begins each fall. It ends when hunters either report up to 1,700 black bears killed or when the last Sunday in December arrives.
The proposal from Fish and Game staff offered various options to increase the total quota, with one option suggesting 2,500 bears be killed a year and another suggesting there be no limit set. But animal rights groups promised a state ballot measure and a legislative battle.
“I don’t think the bears are out of the woods yet. But this is very encouraging news. It shows that democracy works,” said Brian Vincent, with Big Wildlife, an Oregon group that fought the rules.
When does punster season open?
– bob