What's wrong with more grizzlies in Idaho?

[rogerdoger]

I don’t know if this point has been hammered out in this thread yet but more G bears equals less trapping and hound hunting for B bears, cats, and wolves. We don’t need more of any apex predator, especially one that will likely never see visible hunting opportunities.

This is a valid point, in Montana they are trying to limit trapping only to the months grizz are in hibernation.

I live 20 miles from glacier and the grizzlies are everywhere. They have been known to follow the shots fired in hopes to find the guy pile. If they can learn to come to a gun shot they can learn to run. It would take time however.

Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of the grizz but as long as they are fully protected they can overtake area. This endangered listing also gives way for all the groups to file lawsuits against the national forest for any kind of land management, leading to nothing being done, overgrown forest with no large amount of game animals except wolves and grizzlies.

My point, after rambling, I feel we could have a healthy population of all the animals including grizzlies in a lot of areas, but it should start at land management to produce healthy forest that support deer, elk, etc. then the land would be more sustainable to introduce griz.

 

[Pony Soldier]

Grizz are not compatable with civilization. If you value your kids, pets and farms, you don't need to feed an apex predator. For every grizz they plant in the rural areas they need to plant one in town. There is plenty of trash for them to feed on. what comes around - goes around.