Why would people put themselves in harms way. Why camp in their territory?
Why go to work in cities, where you put yourself in harms way from muggers by encroaching on their territory?
Some people decide they will enjoy nature, even at the risk of being mugged by a bear. The smarter ones are prepared to deal with predators if predators show up
Fawn,
I don’t know where you live but most of my life has been spent in bear and cat country. I now have a home down in the northern Sacramento valley now, I finally went and got a little civilized. My dogs killed a mountain lion kitten about three hundred yards behind my house last year. I live out in a bunch of olive orchards but this is a settled county with electricity, running water, and inside plumbing. Mommy cat left her other kitten for parts unknown. The Department of fish and game took the surviving kitten t be raised in a sanctuary. If you re in the mountains in the western US there are bear and lions around. That is just a fact of life. Where I pack, work, camp and and hunt is inside of designated wilderness areas. All Mechanized vehicles, cars, or anything with a motor, wheels or a gearing system are prohibited in these areas. My world is high and wild and I love it. I have adult daughters who are with me every chance they get and an 11 year old son who tags along with me all the time. He is already a crack shot with his bow and firearms.
I’m there with the lions and bear because I want to be. I am a bunch safer with the animals I know and understand than the punks with guns in their hands fighting over red or blue in some filthy city. I raise registered Belgian Sheepdogs. I train them to keep track of and protect my pack strings while in the mountains and train them to work, herd, sheep and cattle in the wintertime. They are working stock dogs that are about the size of a medium German Shepherd. Here is a link to some information on my dogs. http://www.bsca.info/