Hunting season with a lottery system... While "Bears have been pushed around because of humans" is true to a point, that only goes so far. They have no natural predators, and the natural carrying capacity of this region isn't sustainable to begin with so their only option is to forage. Ironically enough, the same areas where people have these bear encounters occur, also are home to the same people who say "no don't hurt them they're so cute". And before I get the down votes, let's remember, there was a push last spring for SB244 to create provisions for dealing with the bear population by reps from the 90th and 66th district and that motion failed 13-18. Ct and RI are the only states that don't have a bear season, it's time for one.