Well said, Fly.
When legislatures or the people by referendum protect predators and even reintroduce them into areas due to the emotions of animal rights and anti hunting nuts those additional predators have to exist somewhere. They are now showing up in established residential areas.
We have tons of bear around the house, both blk & grizz; rural alaska. Common practice is to shoot any bear around the house, and they learn quick. We have so many bear, there are no limits or seasons in our GMU; open all year.
Twice in my life, Ihave had yearling blk bear come in on me like a cat on a rabbit, front quarters down, ears goin like crazy back and forth. Was able to wave/yell the one off, shot the second one. Never forgot those experiences either. Anybody who says blk bear won’t eat people, don’t know of waht they speak.
My boy shot a bear from bait station we set up behind house last month, with his bow, got a thrill.