I live in central Md., I guess you'd call it the foot hills of the Blue Ridge Mts. Bears are only legal in a couple of Western Md. counties up in the higher elevations and the tags are by lottery. The DNR puts a limit on the amount of bears they will take. So when bear season comes in, the season might only last a day or 2, possibly up to a week. It ends when they've reached the DNR limit. There are sightings of bears in these parts, but I've never seen one. My wife almost hit one with her car a couple of years ago.
Our license costs are as followed:
Base price $24.50 includes upland & forest game and firearms deer.
Bow stamp $6.00
Muzzle loader stamp $6.00
Bonus Buck $10.00
Migratory Waterfowl $10.00
Fed. Migratory Waterfowl stamp $25.00
Fur Bearer $10.00
As you can see, it can add up. Everything is itemized. That way you can customize your license. I see what you're saying, the price of your license just went up by $20.00. If I thought there were enough bears around here and had the chance, I would gladly pay the $20.00. Especially to protect the deer heard.
I still don't get the part about shooting animals and leaving them in the woods.
