Poll: Limited Bear Hunting in Connecticut

Victoria Stillings January 18, 2012 at 01:38 pm

Ridiculous! Leave the bears alone! If and when a problem occurs have the authority handle it. Leave it up to CT to have people pay to be violent towards animals. We have to many cats and dogs should we have hunters handle that as well. Silly People!

Tommy Jankovsky January 18, 2012 at 01:48 pm

I can't believe that bears are a nuisance in CT,for years you never saw them anywhere in our state,then as we always do we start destroying their habitat and property owners get some garbage torn up or a bird feeder knocked over (big whoop)so now people decide lets start killing them!! R u kidding!! It's our fault for taking their space to begin with but for some reason it's alright to say yeah let's have a lottery and start killing this beautiful animal!! What a crock of shi!,I don't think killing anything is the answer to satisfy the problem!! How about the folks bitching about these bears build a barrier around their garbage cans and only put a bird feeder out at certain times each year as to not attract these wonderful bears and maybe the bears can continue to live as they have for so many years!! Please don't allow this carnage to begin,home owners in these areas need to educate themselves !! But as we have for thousands of years lets just wipe out another species because a few idiots can't take a few precautions to avoid these bears from causing damage in the first place!! Thanks, Tommy Jankovsky.West Haven,CT

Marmatt January 18, 2012 at 03:42 pm

Even 'limited' bear hunting is too much. Educate the public on proper trash containment, how to 'bear proof' their yards, protect their animals, minimize bear/human incidents, how to behave if one encounters a bear. The key is ENFORCING bear proof trash containment to minimize 'nuisance' bear calls.
It appears that CT is attempting to recruit and retain hunters with the sale of bear hunt licenses, copying NJ. Although in NJ, the bear hunts of 2010 and 2011 were 'gifts' from Chris Christie to the gun lobby who helped get him elected. Hopefully, CT will not follow this tragic example.

James January 18, 2012 at 03:53 pm

If the population is to big then hunting may be necessary.
But more humane measures need to be taken first. we are the ones building more and more houses and taking all the land..

Lou January 18, 2012 at 05:56 pm

I guess none of the previous posters eat bear meat. I'd like to see bear hunting here in CT. I would also like to see the hunting season laws amended to include Sundays.

Ted Musco January 18, 2012 at 10:03 pm

I believe in the right to arm bears

EricaCampbell January 19, 2012 at 02:28 pm

Please leave the bears alone

love connecticut September 28, 2012 at 02:37 am

People need to be educated about not feeding bears and leaving out feeders. This is ridiculous to even consider hunting. If people continue to leave out garbage and bird feeders than a fine should be considered to the offenders not killing the bears. It is irresponsible to feed the bears even inadvertanly. As the saying goes "A fed bear is a dead bear." Common sense is not so common anymore.

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