Annual tally of Grizzlies killed by LEO/USFW/Wardens?

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Think someone posted in a thread 3-6 months ago. Maybe stated Wyoming or Montana alone....loses 50+ bears a year to euthanization.

Anyone have links or realistic data on this? Just for informational only. Just kinda interested to see how many are whacked legitimately between Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
 
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This is also a really cool link below, where you can see how USDA manages wildlife damage for a ton of different species and you can filter it.

for instance, USDA shot 5 grizzlies in MT last year. They put the absolute smackdown on coyotes though.


 
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408 killed (known and probable) in 7 years in and around the GYE. That seems like a lot!

Either grizz are a lot more trouble than I guessed, or there are a lot more of them than I guessed.
 
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408 killed (known and probable) in 7 years in and around the GYE. That seems like a lot!

Either grizz are a lot more trouble than I guessed, or there are a lot more of them than I guessed.

Did some filtering. Of the 408 total killed (and I think they are counting removals, for example to a zoo), 194 of them, 48%, were purposeful management removals.
 

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Did some filtering. Of the 408 total killed (and I think they are counting removals, for example to a zoo), 194 of them, 48%, were purposeful management removals.

Hunting bears, which would lead to less problem bears, would be an absolute atrocity according to anti’s. Locking them in cages for their entire lives to be gawked at by people that wouldn’t know poison oak from a white oak is a much more humane alternative.


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More stats analysis, because why not.

1) The trend for total count of deaths, per year, is stable. We can infer from this that the grizzly bear population in this area is stable (neither increasing or decreasing). Perhaps one could even say it is saturated.

2) The ratio of bears killed inside the DMA vs outside is decreasing over time. Bears are increasingly getting into trouble outside the DMA.

3) The trend of deaths under investigation is up.

4) 50 bears out of 408 were killed in self-defense. Compared to 194 killed by management folks.
 

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Now I know what happened to the Red Winged Blackbirds and Meadowlarks.
And Cardinals?
Why they get to kill everything that moves and I'm stuck with game animals?
And 133 Smallmouth Bass,,,,WT?
 
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This is from the Wyoming 2021 Annual Grizzly Bear Capture Report

They captured 45, and killed 30 last year.

"Grizzly bears are removed from the population due to a history of previous conflicts, a known
history of close association with humans, or if they are deemed unsuitable for release into the wild
(e.g. orphaned cubs, poor physical condition, or human safety concern). Of the 45 grizzly bears
captured, 30 bears were removed from the population. Of these 30, 17 (57%) were outside of the
Demographic Monitoring Area, which is the area considered suitable for the long term viability of
grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Removal of grizzly bears in Wyoming is
dependent upon authorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after careful and thorough
deliberation taking into account multiple factors unique to each conflict situation."
 

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Somebody call Marcel Ledbetter ... we need to get those rat numbers up
There was Ardel, Burnel, Raynel, W.L., Lanel, Odel, Marcel, Newgene, Claude, and Clovis. That was Versie's boys, of course. Not related to Versie though John Eubanks was a professional tree-climber and can climb a sweet gum to fetch up a nest of coons, if you have the need.
 
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