Haruo Ikegami of Sunagawa City, Hokkaido, had his rifle confiscated because culling brown bears was deemed dangerous. Mr. Ikegami says he will not shoot brown bears even if his rifle is returned, and this reveals the challenges of brown bear culling. ■First Shoot in 7 Read More …
An emergency bear hunt took place on April 8th in the urban area of Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. A hunter who was present described the situation at the time. ■First emergency bear hunt in Koriyama “It came down diagonally from there, and when I saw Read More …
The city of Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture had been under “tension” since April 7th due to the appearance of a 1.5-meter-long bear. The long battle, which lasted about 30 hours from the initial sighting, was resolved by an emergency hunting operation, the first of its Read More …
Tension continues in a residential area of Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. The cause is a bear that was sighted, measuring about 1.5 meters in length. It is believed to still be hiding in the bushes, and the situation is dragging on. (As of 6:30 p.m. Read More …
