Why Did They Do That??

[mrpenguin]

Yesterday in Tolland, they shot a juvenile black bear.  He was double-tagged (one in each ear) and seen 'near the Subway'... this is the same town that enacted crazy ordinances about firearms even though there was a huge showing of support AGAINST them... it is full of anti-hunting sentiment, and now they see fit to euthanize a 160 lbs hungry bear that never touched anyone... makes me sick.     :confused:    :mad:    :(

[GrnMtnTradNut]

They probally should have tranqed him if it was the right situation, I do not know what the circumstances were but a 160lb. bear live weight was probally a 2yr old adult and can do alot of damage if cornered 100 times stronger than a human of the same size I have seen 80lb bears tear a redbone hound apart in a fight. To bad though the bear had to be put down.

[Jim Picarelli]

The bear was tagged so it most likely was a problem bear that had no fear of humans. Don't know the circumstances about it either but if that was the case,they did the right thing by "removing" it

[ChuckC]

we don't know the whole story.  

Funny though how lotsa folks want bears and wolves and coyotes. .  but not near their home or children.
ChuckC

[Bonebuster]

Chuckc said a mouthfull!!!

[Ragnarok Forge]

One tag is one time to close to humans, two tags is two times to close to humans, third time your out!  That bear had to go.  Next year it would have been over 200lbs and aclimatized to humans and a much greater threat.  That bear had been pushed out of the prime territory by larger bears and ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time, just one to many times for safety.

[Mark N]

I hope he was utilized by the food shelves, etc. It would be criminal to have him just rot in a landfill. Here in Minn we no longer have road-kill deers given to food shelves because someone bit into a bullet from a hunter's shot earlier in the yr.  I'm not a real fan of zoos, but perhaps that could  be a future bear's option?

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

Originally posted by Ragnarok Forge:
One tag is one time to close to humans, two tags is two times to close to humans, third time your out!  That bear had to go.  Next year it would have been over 200lbs and aclimatized to humans and a much greater threat.  That bear had been pushed out of the prime territory by larger bears and ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time, just one to many times for safety.

Just what he said.  It's the ole three strikes rule.  The tags were for each time the bear had been tranqed and removed.  Three times means he obviously had no fear of humans.  

If this bear had been allowed to continue to come into populated areas then there would have eventually been an attack.  That would have been much worse.  I may make some people mad here but I'd rather see 10 bears put down than one person.

[Bowwild]

Yep, 3 strike rule.  Once you have an official policy on such things you must follow it.

A young child and the state of AZ paid dearly (the child far more dearly) for the state not abiding their 3 strike policy several years ago.  A 3-strike bear was given a 4th strike. A child died. The state settled for millions$.