I would eat bear. I think I mentioned bear steaks.

Coyotes harm farm animals and pets. They also rob pheasant nests. I would rather have more pheasants than coyotes, so there you go.

>What's with this obsession with killing dumb animals? You'd even consider shooting a coyote because it, what? ... crossed tour path?
>What harm hhave the bears done to you?
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>I can understand pheasant and deer (if y'all gonna eat it, and/or share it).
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>>When I was about 14 I had a coyote run right past me when I was out deer hunting. Boy that really made a kid panic. I had a muzzleloader and did not want to shoot for fear of missing or just wounding. The thing didn't even see me and trotted right past.
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>>>I've had too close of contact with bears 3 times too many :o)
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>>>>The western states also have some major bear problems. Often really the cause of people. There was a memorable quote from a ranger at Yellowstone: "My problems start when your smarter bears and your dumber tourists intersect." Things like leaving food out. Or trying to get close enough to a cute little bear cut to take a picture. Surprise! -- usually when there is a bear cub there is a mama bear not far away.
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>>>>>Actually, I'm surprised the population is still so high in Northern Wisconsin. See page 4 of this:
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>>>>>http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/regs/07BearRegs.pdf
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>>>>>>Bear in Iowa must have been before my time. There is, however, a pheasant season, and it starts Saturday! It's the 2nd best day of the year, after the first day of deer hunting!
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>>>>>>>Hey, I just looked, and they don't have a bear season in Iowa!
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>>>>>>>http://www.iowadnr.com/wildlife/files/seasondates.html
>>>>>>>http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/hunt/seasdate.htm
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>>>>>>>Have all the black bears emmigrated to Wisconsin? :o)
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>>>>>>>>It doesn't start until Christmas time? Isn't that late in the year for it to start?
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>>>>>>>>>2 months here...
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>>>>>>>>>>I am going to do everything I can to try to help with the deer population starting in about a month.
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>>>>>>>>>>>Bears, Wild Turkeys, Deers, what's next?
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>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/23/turkeys_take_to_cities_towns/
>>>>>>>>>>>http://ugv.abcnews.go.com/player.aspx?id=839360
>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1MTkmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMDA0ODgmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkz