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I agree that it is to keep hunters away from the hikers.Too hot is not a good enough reason to shut it down.They state that this is due to high sow mortality, but last year when I did a records request for a certain file that I know exists.....guess what..they say it doesn't. That file contains the age, sex and area that each bear is killed. F&W did send a powerpoint presentation that shows their interpretation of the "collected data", but it does not contain the supporting data.If there really is an issue then I agree to a shorter season, but not in August. Cut it from the end of the season.
But really, how many bears are actually killed the first two weeks of August?
I don't have time to check right now, but I suspect that it was one of the units that used to start on Sept 1st that got moved up and now moved back.
Quote from: bobcat on April 16, 2010, 10:50:33 AMBut really, how many bears are actually killed the first two weeks of August? Every bear I've killed or been a part of, have been killed in the first 2 weeks of August. I have never heard of anybody killing a bear in the last 2 weeks of the season in my parts.