There were a couple guys at the meeting in chewelah and they were talking about how they didn't care we got the 2 bear limit changed. they had never shot a bear and didn't have any desire to. they were worried about the deer and the elk though. Maybe these guys don't realize how hard bears are on fawns and calves but if you care about the herds buy a bear tag and shoot one!

This attitude drives me crazy. People who bitch about deer numbers, but refuse to make any attempt to kill their predators. If you wont even buy bear and lion tags i dont think you really have any right complaining about the lack of deer.
Hell, the way things are going, hunting bear in august is about the best big game opportunity we have now anyway. Easier to find a bear in august than it is to find a buck in november imo. If nothing else its a way to get some meat in the freezer incase you get skunked when deer season comes around.