srwshooter, I live north of you and within 1 mile of SNP. The bear population has exploded in the last 10 years. It is not unusall to see a dozen different bear in one day, in mid-summer. I remember in your area a while back, a lady was killed when she hit a bear in her car. I know others that have hit bears but got lucky they was not seriously injured. Crop and orchard damage is on the rise, leading to more kill permits, and these dumb-azzes what to try to keep other hunters from taking a bear!. After all of the controvery last year to do this now is suicide. VBHA has lost friends with this, even non-members that hunt bear with hounds are against this BS. I believe bow/muzz/rifle hunters WILL get an extension along the SNP and they should!! NO NEW LICENSE!!!!