Berthel said he’s been working on legislation around bear control for 11 years and reintroduced a bill which would allow bear hunting in Litchfield County. “You’d have to have a license for ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - We see more bears these days in our neighborhoods, but lawmakers are not quite ready to support a bear hunt. Instead, they are looking for ways to help people protect ...

Senate Bill No. 54, introduced by Berthel at the start of the legislative session in January, would have allowed for a limited bear hunting season in Litchfield County, but the bill failed to find ...