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State updates black bear protections, considers hunting ban

03/04/22 8:20 AM By Brad Hooker
CDFW has issued a new policy on protecting black bears and is reviewing a petition to eliminate the hunting season.
KEYWORDS banning bear hunting in California bear depredation on livestock problem and nuisance bears requirements for hunting permits wildlife conflicts with ranchers
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief,
Agri-Pulse West