Lawmaker Wants To Expand Bear Hunting Into The Summer

By Shaun BoydDENVER (CBS4) – Hunters kill a thousand bears in Colorado a year on average, but one state lawmaker says if the hunting season was expanded it would decrease the number of bear encounters with humans.
“The bears for whatever reason are getting more populace and are being more aggressive toward humans,” said Republican Rep. Yeulin Willett of Grand Junction.
Rep. Yeulin Willett (credit: CBS)
A new study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife finds an average of 875 conflicts