Are bears overpopulated over there. If every hunter went out "loaded for bear" might they not become extinct. How aboy cougars? Would you do the big white hunter thing with them too?

BTW "muzzleloader"? What, with ram rod and ball and powder and all that? I though ALL rifles were breach loaded.

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

Fair enough. A bit like foxes are regarded by some here. OTOH, had that coyote been at YOUR livestock?

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>>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