Lets clear some misinformation up. First KDFWR did not reintroduce any bears to the state. There was a very small number that roamed here and what you see now is a normal expansion from the mountainous areas of Virgina, West virginia and Tennessee. The only bear ever introduced was a pregnant sow back in the 90's in Big South Fork Recreation Area as a monitoring project.

Also KDFWR didn't spend the money to bring elk back to the state, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation funded the restoration. All KDFWR did was provide manpower and work out cooperative landowner aggreements with property owners that had a lot of land in the elk relocation area.

BTW I could give a rats azz what the insurance companies think about Kentucky's wildlife. They need to stick to the insuarnace business and let the professional biologists manage the wildlife.