Here in Texas, we're not allowed to kill our black bears. Between 1700-1900, apparently they were Texan's favorite food, it seems, because of their grease for cooking, and we nearly obliterated them.
We are free to kill all the mountain lions we wish, though.
Yeah, we are not allowed to kill either bears or mountian lions. Supposedly we do not have mountian lions, but from what I heard out in Western Maryland we have them. The DNR will deny any evidence of Mountain Lions in the state and say that they must be pets or something.
I do not think that I could shoot a predator for fun. In self-defense yes, but I do not have any interest in hunting bears or lions. If someone else wants to, more power to them I will stick with bambi and turkeys. Yummy.