CTFishTalk.com: Berlin Police Shoot 300LB Black Bear - Connecticut Hunting ( CT Hunting ) - A Community Built for Connecticut Fisherman.

Megaman · Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Posts: 85 Location: Central CT

Check this out....

http://www.berlincitizen.com/news/allnews/2139119-129/berlin-sergeant-shoots-and-kills-black-bear.html#.

[/url]
_________________
Success Favors the Brave..........

bowhunter095 · Joined: 20 Jan 2011 Posts: 392 Location: Berlin, CT

This bear had been wandering around Berlin for a few weeks before this happened. At one point it was a few hundred yards away from my house. Nobody complained or had any problems with it until some lady thought it would be a good idea to call the police. At that point the police came and got too close to it. Of course it got aggressive. If you corner any wild animal it will do the same.

avidangler · Joined: 08 Jan 2013 Posts: 469 Location: Forestville

Megaman · Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Posts: 85 Location: Central CT

Ketamine dart and relocation was all that was needed. Why not
let hunters control the population as well.
_________________
Success Favors the Brave..........

UrbanRedneck · Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:31 pm Post subject:

I agree with letting us hunt these bears. They seem to be showing up in the Urbans a lot lately. Let there be a lottery and only a certain number of tags are drawn.
_________________
Tight Line and Loose lips.
Did you see the size of that fish?
My PB:
LMB, 21.5" @ 6.3 lbs. (Mounted)
SMB, 20" @ 5.8 lbs.
T, 23" @ 4.3 lbs.

bowhunter095 · Joined: 20 Jan 2011 Posts: 392 Location: Berlin, CT

avidangler · Joined: 08 Jan 2013 Posts: 469 Location: Forestville

eatsleepfish91 · Joined: 27 Jan 2014 Posts: 57

There has been alot of sightings for years in the Pachaug state forest. I seen a cub this year hunting in griswold on state land. I was between it , and a fresh fawn kill. Not a good situation to be in with my single shot 20ga.

Kilroy · Joined: 19 May 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Central CT

I think it's going to be sooner than people think. I've heard talk of a lottery deal in certain zones....something about it being attached to archery deer permits. I wouldn't be surprised if it started off small scale in suburban zones. It's becoming a pretty big issue for ENCON, as well as state/municipal police. All I know is that it would be a shame if it got to a point where self-defense bear killings started becoming common enough that the media or possibly law enforcement might come down hard on it and totally ruin the issue. Hunters are and have long been the biggest champions of wildlife conservation in this country and are often the best tools in remedying many wildlife issues. It's a shame that people might have to die before the problem is addressed properly...but that's probably what's going to have to happen. The bears are all over the place now, esp. west of the river...and they're becoming more urban, and WAY more naughty. I see a lot of bears in the work I do, and too many aren't afraid anymore lately.. even aggressive. Yes, they have a right to exist and we encroach on their habitat, but unfortunately for bears they aren't at the top of the food chain and THEY'LL have to adjust... not the other way around. Lucky for them, we're a benevolent species of monkey and will ultimately take care of their species.

Kilroy · Joined: 19 May 2013 Posts: 9 Location: Central CT

BTW, the way I see it, as great a job as the DEEP wildlife division folks do in their surveys and all... another good way of helping them get a clearer picture about the bears in the state is by reporting sightings as often as possible. There's a form on the DEEP site for reporting bear sightings. Data is data, and any decisions they make have to be justified by data...know what I mean?