I kept rereading the article. The writer calls them charismatic creatures. At a distance. Maybe for tourists. Only a total of 700 bears survive in the area. Like trying to keep an open T-rex range, is what it is like. Trying to introduce the hunting season would be a lot easier after one of the city folk tourists tries to hug one of the charismatic creatures for a snapchat/tweet/whatever.

After seeing this, I thought about putting my name in the hat for one of the 6 out of state, but the "hunt" regs would make or break the idea. If blasting a bear over bait simply to cull, will let someone else do that one.