"Say, I've found a perfect spot to catch us a bear."
"How can you be sure?"
"I saw a sign that said Fine for Hunting."
Oregon has seen a sharp increase in the cougar population due to a law that banned sport cougar hunting with dogs.
The cougar are now becoming problematic. The state will now HIRE professional hunters, with dogs, to do what sportsmen paid to do previously.
The same problem has occured with bears. The state has been paying professional hunters to kill bears since the law came into affect.
"Say, I've found a perfect spot to catch us a bear."
"How can you be sure?"
"I saw a sign that said Fine for Hunting."
It sounds like Oregon is making the same mistake that many other states are making.
The PETA lawyers can easily find a weak, emotional judge to rule against hunting.
Scientists with advanced knowledge and experience should be making these scientific decisions.
Foresters will make better forest decisions and hunters will manage the populations of wildlife better than any emotional judge.