LETTER: Let bears live happily ever after

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering whether it should allow limited black bear hunting. The option is one of several under consideration to manage bear population and reduce human-bear conflicts. But Crestview's Barbara Adams has an alternative suggestion to add to the mix.

Dear editor,

My idea for our pretty black bears in Florida is this: Take several hundred acres of state or federal land with nice streams of water, with plenty of woodland, fence it in and put a nice sturdy gate with locks on it.

Then, every time someone calls in telling about a loose bear in a garbage can, or eating from food plots, let the Wildlife organization hear from the person.

They go, rescue the bear and take him or her to "Bear Rescue" somewhere in Florida.

The bears will be happy and the people will also. And we will not have to take their lives (through bear hunts).

They can wallow in the streams, eat all the things that nature puts out for them to eat, love and mate with each other and be happy ever after.

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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: LETTER: Let bears live happily ever after