re: Bears: Why do we need them?

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or that of an opportunistic kill

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Exactly. I don't think anyone will argue that a bear is a threat to a full grown deer, but a day old fawn is the definition of an opportunistic kill. The biologists were adamant bears have learned when deer drop fawns and only actively hunt them during this time when they're easy pickings. I don't think they're any worse than other predators in this regard, but again the point is we'll have to wait until the state allows us to control this particular predator, and it's going to lead to some landowners being more affected than others.