I am no wildlife expert, but I wonder if spreading the bears around would help to thin the deer populations in other parts of the state where the deer are a problem.
I doubt it. I get the distinct impression the bears and deer interact only when the bear drives the deer away from it's favorite trash can or orchard. The fact that twenty bears were plugged in a single day of authorized hunting (probably with no more effort needed than to open a window and take aim) tells me everything.
You're dead wrong. I hunt Big Run and can tell you that the bears have virtually taken over, running the deer population into the ground. I hunt with a 30-30 and now carry a 45 sidearm.
The last several years in a row I have seen bear while hunting for deer.
They need to knock the bear population back by 2/3 as a minimum .
The only reason for putting bear back into western Maryland was to stick it to the hunters. The commies figured, less deer less hunting.
It has also become an additional danger driving. Last year people started to hit bears with their cars in Cumberland.
Truth is, it is now time to shoot and shovel.
Are you calling our bears lazy? :-)
Okay. How about some wolves then?