This midwesterner is hunting alone in grizzly country

As much as we all want a season on grizzlies... EVEN if it happens, I personally dont believe it will impact the bears one single bit. When we did get a season few years ago that got stopped by the court right before it opened, it was like what, 12 tags? Thats not gonna do a damn thing for 99% of the bears. Its a feel good feeling to say we need a hunting season, cause in reality, thats not going to change these bears and their habits or population one bit. The good thing would be getting them off endangered list, so you are not facing a federal offense for possibly defending yourself. And EVERY game warden I know or dealt with in Western WY along with biologists understand the current landscape, and wish there were far less bears as well.

Reality is grizzly issues will stay relevant and something someone must take into account when hunting these type of areas. I had a sow and 3 cubs destroy my archery camp 3 falls ago. I still slept in that camp that night, and hunted there all september. Big bulls are worth the risk for me. I had no food or anything in camp, it was just cubs being cubs and destroyed my stuff. But I did tie my horses much closer to my tent the next few nights thats for sure
True you may not make a dent in the population but like the Wolves in my area once they start getting shot at they are less likely to just waltz in on a carcass.
 
True you may not make a dent in the population but like the Wolves in my area once they start getting shot at they are less likely to just waltz in on a carcass.
I like to think this will be true. I support Grizzly delisting and hunting, regardless.
 
Theres let's say 1000 sows in the GYE (definetly more) a sow has 1 to 3 cubs a year. To take out mortality let's say 1 cub a year. Every year for say 25 years. 1000 new bears a year.

I believe your arithmetic is a little off because they keep cubs two years. So 1000 sows (or whatever the number is) breeding every third year. But I agree the population increase has still been substantial.

Its out of control.

I agree it is.
 
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