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ASPEN — Colorado wildlife officials are considering nearly doubling the number of bear hunting licenses to try to control the animals’ population and reduce run-ins with people.
The Aspen Times reported that the Colorado Wildlife Commission will consider a proposal by the end of the month to issue 1,200 bear tags this year. The proposal comes a year after wildlife officials killed 20 bears in Aspen because of human encounters. That number was a record.
Colorado Division of Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton said hunters killed 33 bears last year.
