Well… I had given up one King 5 about a year ago… but the wife had it on and I happened to catch that story… all I have to say was that she got made at me for yelling at the TV and calling the reporter a DumbAss….

So… that started a discussion about maybe I just should watch the TV… and I said that I was going to block King 5 from our TV's… That didn't go over big either…

Depending on if some of the data was true …If the guy flew in from Europe and falsified information… he is breaking the law, goodbye… And IF the fact is they were using bait then they were breaking the law, goodbye…

Now, the thing that started the yelling was when the story was over and Linda Byron started talking to the other Reporters and they asked something about if the number of bear had increased since the passing of the law and Linda said NO, that according to the WDFW they number of complaint calls had gone down. And also if you read the linked article they make a similar “…That's because after the initiative passed, the state increased the number of bears that could be taken by hunters from one to two in some areas, decreased the cost of the license and extended the bear hunting season from 70 to just under 100 days….”

Well she and this article neither answered the question about increase in bear, nor the truth about complaints!!

The number of bear HAS increase in Washington since the law was passed, that is why WDFW made the changes to the take limit, season length, and fee. The number of complaint calls has increased also, but if you live in a rural area you will get told that there is nothing they (WDFW) can do because you choose to live in there (the bears) home area. So, generally after hearing that locals just don't call again and resolve the problem themselves. Those are FACT's that the new will not report even though it is the TRUTH!

They need to tell the entire story not just the pieces that make a one sided hype piece!

Goodbye KING 5!

PS…. I took my bear on a stalk hunt… over a berry patch… is a berry patch a nature bait location?

Shoot Straight!!!