1.   It is likely that California voters will be asked to vote next year on a measure that would ban the use of dogs on bear hunts.

2.   Since bear hunts were popular in that part of the country, Roosevelt hoped to squeeze a little hunting into the five-day trip.

3.   This time, he said, growing opposition to hunting in the state prompted the council to cancel the bear hunt.

4.   Bear hunts in New Jersey would be banned, under a bill that passed a Senate committee Thursday.

5.   If it were up to the state Senate, bear hunts would have been banned in New Jersey under a bill that passed with bipartisan support Monday.

6.   The Fish and Game Council requires no approval to order the bear hunt.