Wyoming Opens Season on Grizzly Bears, Numerous Problem Bears in State

Gun Watch ^ | 2 June, 2018 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Grizzly bears are a proven danger when in a given year, 5% have to be killed as a danger to humans and their property.

[waterhill]

Wyoming Ping. Elk 2019?

[oldasrocks]

Ya can’t control lightning strikes. You can control the bear population.

[waterhill]

BIL and I got caught in a monster storm on a mountain near Hoback Junction. We were scuttling down a creek hardcore. I will never forget that.

[lurk]

When a bear has eaten a human, the bear will associate humans with dinner.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Grizzlies like areas that appeal to humans. Los Angeles historically.

[BobL]

I wouldn’t mind them ALL being killed.

[Dusty Road]

There was a reason we killed of most of the bears in our past, not only were they a threat but also in competition. Now very few predators hold a position that man cannot easily fill. They talk about the balance in nature but many times in the past we see nature get way out of balance. Man does a better job of keeping nature in balance that nature does, eliminating the need for large predators.

[umgud]

I have no problem with this, but do people actually eat the meat? I’ve had meat from a black bear I shot many years ago and it wasn’t very tasty.

[antidisestablishment]

Bear meat is edible in a pinch, but few people can make it palatable. The skins make nice rings though.

[FreedomPoster]

Rugs even.

[antidisestablishment]

Dang spellcheck!

[FreedomPoster]

Knew what you meant, just had to poke you a little, it was too easy! heh

[antidisestablishment]

The small ones make nice rings. Lol

[marktwain]

I have eaten quite a bit of bear meat. All from black bears.

It was quite good. The biggest difference is in how the meat is prepared and taken care of, I believe.

[metmom]

The more bears are hunted, the more they will associate humans with danger. Bears with the most aggressive learned behavior will be selected out of the bear population.

How are they going to convince the grizzlies of this logic?

[riverrunner]

Very true as with a lot of wild game meat there is a huge factor in tastes is how it is cared for in the field.

Then how soon it is cooled and processed.

I eaten a lot of black bears a good bear roast is just as good as a good beef roast.

Most people do not take proper care of their wild game if a beef was taken care of the same way as a lot of game is it would taste bad also.

[marktwain]

How are they going to convince the grizzlies of this logic?

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The aggressive bears are “convinced” by dying.

The less aggressive, more cautious bears are “convinced” by living.

Pretty simple.

[gundog]

Can it.

[Teacher317]

Man does a better job of keeping nature in balance that nature does

That seems like an awesome trap statement to use when debating an Environazi. They will almost certainly disagree, and thus the perfect retort is note that we should then close the EPA and all other attempts at balancing nature, since we cannot do it. :)