I have lived in the upper Hillside in the same house since 1983, about a 1/4 mile from the Upper Huffman entrance to Chugach Park. Until about 2011, we rarely saw any bears in the yard and never brown bears. 

Since then, we have had an explosion of bears, both black and brown in the neighborhood and I have the pictures to prove it, including pictures of two grizzly cubs. Those bears are now full grown and I have great pictures of them as adults trying to climb up on my neighbor's deck after I chased them out of my yard. 

We are a pretty bear aware neighborhood but for whatever reason, the bears are here in much greater numbers than in the past and they are hanging out much closer than they ever have. The novelty has worn off a bit and we are now my much more cautious than we have ever been just because we seem them much more frequently. 

I don't think we need a hunt now but if the numbers keep increasing, the option will have to be on the table.