"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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Right - they got the protection of the black bear law into effect - eh ?!

Now there are more black bear per square mile than ever before and are
running people crazy.

Martin :-)

I don't think it was the Lenapes who wanted to protect the black bear.

The bear hunting battle has gone back and forth here for 30 years. Hunting
bears was shut down here on procedural grounds (fish & game procedures
weren't being followed in setting seasons and so on), but the state senate
introduced a bill a month ago to normalize it and to reinstate bear hunts.

Whether it will pass is anybody's guess.

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Ed Huntress