This morningI read the new comments posted since I left my no vote to the DGIF site.In total I estimate it's 2 -1 against the new license but I didn't do an actual count. In general the only people in favor of thenew lincense are hound hunters. No surprise there.

I didread a few well thought out comments. IMO the most interesting was an idea to charge $25 if you want to hunt bears with dogs and leave the currentbig game license the way itis for those of us that enjoy the opportunity of taking one without dogs.I've also had conversations with friends who feel that if the DGIF needs to raise additional money, they should increase the non-resident hunting fees to a similar level that is charged by WV, NC and MD before increasing fees for residents.

The DGIF admits that it istrying to get the bear population under control by expanding the season. However charging an additional fee seems to contradict what they are trying to accomplish, which is to get more hunters to kill more bears.

If anyone can explain this is a logical way,I would be interesting in hearing your thoughts.