Bear killing bunnies !! Can we shoot it ?

[tnchickenut]

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Why is it people always go straight for killing something and don't even try other solutions? Shoot the bear and hopefully you just piss it off.

Your wildlife agency is there, sitting around, waiting on calls like this. That is what your pre-paid tax dollars are for. Let them come out and deal with it.

In a emergancy situation, there is this other tax funded group called the police... they can and will come out to help you (and they will call and wake up the wildlife folks too).

 

[babymakes6]

Last summer, we had a raccoon wander onto our land (2 acres) and walk in circles for 5 HOURS! I called the game warden-he was on vacation with no backup.

I called the main office for OH and the secretary told me "it has distemper-it will die." I asked her if somebody could come shoot it and she said she could send a "nuisance trapper" out. I told her that would be fine. Then she said that they would charge me to do it! To kill a sick, wild animal? Some tax dollars at work!
My dad bear-hunts every November in northern PA. He got one once and we all agreed that it was the best meat we ever ate. It tasted like very tender, lean beef.

I would hesitate to shoot for fear of it having a tracking device....

 

[mickistoy]

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nuisance trappers in ohio are everyday people that have a state license to trap year round. we are not paid by any tax dollars.

 

[Ms~Silkie~Girl]

you need a big game lisence, which requires a hunter safety course.

But if you dont want to get a license then you can go to the state and ask for a permit to shoot it, they may or may not give you the permit.

Also it is not bear season, and you need a pretty powerful gun to shoot it, and they get mad easily. If you were to shoot it the first shot should be in the shoulder, then the heart & lungs, Bears require many shots to kill them, also it can be dangerous if you dont know what youre doing. And shooting a gun, you need practice, if you never have shot a gun before, or shot it very little times then you need practice for sure.

 

[JasperCountyNative]

"NH Bear Damage Management and Assistance—Black bear foraging impacts honey
and other agricultural producers. In cooperation with State agencies, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services increased
staff stationed throughout the State, provided statewide coverage and timely response,
abatement, and assessment capabilities. Threats to human safety as well as damage to
apiaries, property, livestock, and agriculture were addressed via site visits, harassment,
fencing distributions, and trap-and-relocate activities. A toll-free Bear Information and
Referral Service aided information transfer. Since FY 2006 an expanded program has
assisted municipalities, campgrounds, and restaurants experiencing bear conflicts and
enabled the State to reduce the total of funds reimbursed to producers for bear damage."

1-888-749-2327 (1-888-SHY-BEAR)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/state_office/newhampshire_info.shtml

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Ms~Silkie~Girl :

you need a big game lisence, which requires a hunter safety course.

But if you dont want to get a license then you can go to the state and ask for a permit to shoot it, they may or may not give you the permit.

Also it is not bear season, and you need a pretty powerful gun to shoot it, and they get mad easily. If you were to shoot it the first shot should be in the shoulder, then the heart & lungs, Bears require many shots to kill them, also it can be dangerous if you dont know what youre doing. And shooting a gun, you need practice, if you never have shot a gun before, or shot it very little times then you need practice for sure.

Not if you know how to shoot.

 

[tnchickenut]

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That's funny. I never got charged a fee. Each state and agency is different. My main point is that the OP just acts like shooting it is the only solution. It simply isn't.

I will bite my tongue on the rest of my opinions and stay civil. I'm not against licenced hunting... I'm against trigger happy people who don't entertain any other solutions to problems like natural wildlife doing what is natural and finding food other than shooting them.

And, yes, it may be tracked and then (the possible) trapping fee would have been a fraction of what you will be fined, possibly arrested even.... once again, every state is different.

 

[Boyd]

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Correct me if I am wrong, but don't pigs also carry Trichinosis most of the time as well? I do know for a fact you kill the parasites by thoroughly cooking the meat to 160+ degrees through and through. Nothing wrong with eating bear, pig, deer, cow etc... just cook it properly and you'll be safe

 

[judas]

perhaps i was too harsh the best time for preventative measures is before they find the grocery store called your back yard chickens, rabbits, or pets , this apply to everyone who lives anywhere near any wild area if its spreading urine, fencing but at least securing all food and livestock. once you have the problem it becomes harder to deal with if you dont mind walking the dogs or going to tend your animals at dawn or dusk when they more active and are feeding. you are definitely welcome to try. i am not willing to risk my animals or loved ones in this way.
also i have ate many bears if its open season and i wander across one i will take it an consume it, i dont go with dogs because they are not my preferred food. but even tough a acquired taste they are edible.
most people dont have a problem with killing a fly, rat, raccoon, or possum etc that causes damage or even if it happens to get into a live trap if something else has caused damage but with out knowing it is the culprit but they get all warm n fuzzy over a (convicted habitual offender)bear if they get into my garden once or chicken coup i would say oh well circle of life and all that but the second time as i had already taken appropriate and preventative measures. we would clash

long story short read up on the various threats and take preventive measures ahead of time. now that the bear has discovered a new easy food. you can take any measure and risk you see fit.

 

[tomingreeneco]

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