A fierce fight?
Bear hunting legislation still needs to pass the House and Senate

At the request of state wildlife officials, the House Sub-Committee on Wildlife Monday voted unanimously to pass HB 3077, which will allow the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to sell a special black bear hunting license.

The cost would be $100 for residents and $500 for non-residents. The measure now goes to the full committee for a vote.

If approved there, it would still need to pass the full state House of Representatives, then the state Senate and be signed by the governor.

If the legislation clears all of those hurdles, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission would then vote on whether to establish a bear hunting season.

So bear hunting in Oklahoma is still a long way from becoming legal, but state wildlife officials are moving in that direction.

Richard Hatcher, assistant director of the state Wildlife Department, said the fall of 2009 would be the earliest that any bear hunt would happen.

But state wildlife officials are considering proposing a limited season where no more than 20 bears could be killed, he said.

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