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Black Bear Hunting Season Opens Today in Akita Prefecture; Hopes Are High for Reducing Bears' Appearances in Populated Areas | Akita Sakigake Shimpo Online Edition
Black bear hunting in Akita Prefecture will begin on the 1st. Hunting is expected to reduce the bear population and, by instilling fear, cause the bears to avoid humans, thus pushing them back into the mountains. In the Ani-Utto area of Kitaakita City, a traditional hunter (Matagi) was hunting deer…
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Black bear hunting in Akita Prefecture will begin on the 1st. Hunting is expected to reduce the bear population and, by instilling fear, cause the bears to avoid humans, thus pushing them back into the mountains. In the Ani-Utto area of Kitaakita City, a traditional hunter (Matagi) was hunting deer…