A Seminole County woman wants wildlife officials to permit seasonal bear hunting, claiming the animals are wreaking havoc on her property, killing her fish and chicken and even going after her exotic birds.

Stephanie Powers said she woke up Sunday morning and had six fewer koi fish than before she went to bed. One of Powers' neighbors took a picture of a black bear. Powers said the bear is destroying her fence in several places, too.

"I found several dead chickens during the day," Powers said.

According to Powers, the bears show up in her Sanford neighborhood on a daily basis and don't show any fear of humans. As previously reported by News 13, there have been at least two women mauled by bears since April. Powers said she now carries a gun because she's scared of the bears.

"I'm going to have an encounter, and I'm going to be too scared to shoot the gun," Powers said. "And then I'll turn around, and then that'll be the end of me."

Powers  said she has repeatedly contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, but she has only received advice and pamphlets. No bears have been trapped or relocated, Powers said.

Powers said Fish and Wildlife officials should do the same thing with bears as they do with alligators: hold a lottery.

"I mean, they should have open season like the alligators," Powers said. "That's how we're keeping the alligators in control now. So, they only give out so many licenses, like a lottery."

Fish and Wildlife officials said increased development is forcing bears to be seen near homes in residential neighborhoods.

Powers said developers should be in charge of relocating bears the way they relocate gopher turtles in a new development.

For now, Powers said she wants her property and her animals protected from bears.