On feeding bears
Regarding âBears are becoming more common in NCâ (May 3), the article contains steps people can take to coexist with black bears.
The first step, as most of us know, is donât feed bears. Feeding teaches bears to view humans as a food source, which is not a good thing, for us or for them.
The article failed to mention that North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) allows hunters to feed bears. It is legal to feed bears for six weeks in the 25 mountain counties and year-round elsewhere. Hunters bait bears with corn, usually, and shoot them at the bait during open season.