Comments on: Animal Rights, Environmental Groups Join Effort To Stop Bear Hunt

By: Debbie Christian

Debbie Christian — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:06:40 +0000

Hunters do not pay the majority for the conservation of land and the programs to increase the wildlife, the non-hunters do. Don’t let some lame hunter feed you their kool-aid. The FWC is a hunt club for hunters. They are not working to save wildlife. Their version of the word “conservation” is not the non-hunters version, which is to save, preserve, and not abuse. They have twisted words to help them find favor with those who are not in the know. Words like “harvest” for killing. Conservation for “hunting.” They have been groomed by hunters, the Safari Club International and the NRA for years and now are hard at work to get the panther from the federal responsibility to them so they can can kill them. Panthers are their next target people. Ranch owners do not like predators and two ranch owners sit on the board of commissioners. Most all are hunters, and some are land developers, all with a stake in not have predators on lands. Read up on this and get educated. Join a FB group like Stop the Bear Hunt. Get active. Join the forces. It will take everyone to fight the years of damage that has been done and the thick wall of power behind it.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 09:55:22 +0000

I am most satisfied with my displacement, killing a thousand bears will not increase such.

You would be better off riding around the woods getting sloshed drunk on your Polaris.

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 01:33:18 +0000

As a former environmental science teacher, I can say the Pensacola ED is absolutely correct. If overpopulations of certain animals aren’t taken care of, the resulting damage to the species can actually lead to it’s being endangered. The number of animals the land can support needs to be managed with good stewardship.

By: Missy

Missy — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:18:40 +0000

well lets think about this for a moment. I like bears but if they do what comes naturally (breeding) and over breed then they are at risk for being hunted, trapped,stalked by humans who can call it a sport and actually enjoy the act of cruelty, but can easily confirm their actions by turning it around and making it look like a blessing to the bear. thats a very dark picture of human behavior.

By: PensacolaEd

PensacolaEd — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:32:50 +0000

For those of you “armchair” quarterbacks, who sit in your living rooms and condemn hunters and hunting, I happen to hunt in one of the areas where the bears are overpopulated (Ocala National Forest). The bears have NO fear of humans, strolling through the campsites in broad daylight, and not running away. I had a 250 pound bear charge me 3 years ago, this bear had ZERO fear of humans, and that’s a recipe for disaster.

The best thing in the world for the overall health of the bears is to thin their numbers, so they have more territory each, and re-instill their natural fear of humans, to prevent dangerous encounters.

By: PensacolaEd

PensacolaEd — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:28:50 +0000

Haley, you DO know that the numbers of every big game animal are at or near record high levels, specifically because of the benefits of regulated hunting.?Who do you think pays to relocate elk to Eastern States like Kentucky and Arkansas, where elk haven’t ranged for 200 years? Or to provide habitat for quail, turkeys and deer? Just because you don’t like to hunt, and remain uneducated on the benefits of hunting, doesn’t mean that we are all rednecks. If hunters didn’t thin the herds of prey animals. like deer, they would overpopulate their habitat (land can only support so many animals per acre), and ALL the animals would suffer, from nasty conditions like starvation, malnutrition and disease.
The real world is NOT like Disney, where everything is rainbows and unicorns.

By: haley

haley — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:35:57 +0000

I just hope these groups that are attempting to stop this ridiculous bunch who want to go out and kill these bears are successful. Mankind has done enough to destroy and eliminate so much wild-life in the name of thinning out the over-population of bears, deer, etc. The “thrill of the hunt” for the rednecks.

By: Bob's Brother

Bob's Brother — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:05 +0000

In this area, we’ve got squirrel overload. Lots of the little tree rats gettin smushed in the road. Sometimes I have 6 or more in one tree eating pine cones and acorns. They’re saving me a ton on cat food. My cat eats 3 or 4 a week.

By: Alex A

Alex A — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:19:56 +0000

Hunter, with your thought of going to feed the bears in the woods. I see the problem with that is the same as c humming by surfers.

By: lilly

lilly — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:10:59 +0000

@BobsBrother..are you kidding? Bears have been attacking people, dogs and ruining things for a long time. the same can be said for people. prisons are full of em.