[bert]

” Yes sir, I did. I spoke with the bear called Sadie, Code ZW368. She was in the river at the time catching fish. She did acknowledge my presence. I told her about the bells again. I told her that when she hears the jingle to be alert for a human and to give it a wide berth. “

Well, sir, I don’t know. She did huff and huff and I understand that to mean she got the message. I can’t testify she will pay attention. “

[Veto!]

In other news, Hank the Tank isn’t the only bear breaking into houses in Tahoe. They have a team.

https://abc7news.com/hank-the-tank-bear-lake-tahoe-500-pound-black-what-will-happen-to/11598898/

[blueunicorn6]

I have some experience with bears.

I ran back down the trail screaming, “Bear! Bear! Bear!”

The bear sat there laughing his behind off.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

..within 100 miles of Missoula, Bozeman or Kalispell in Montana, though the advert makes clear the successful applicant will not be spending much time in the “adequately lighted, heated and ventilated office” pondering the hefty delights of grizzly bears.

Okay, I'm in Montana.

I'm also closely associated with (we lease land) cattle operations.

Which means I'm INTIMATELY associated with both grizzly (and occasionally black) bears and the various gummint entities who've been appointed over us over the years for fun and games like this.

Short and simple, this additional GS-whateverthehell is going to be no more or less than just another overpaid gummint PITA. The only "field trips" involved will be major media photo ops (all dressed up in the latest outdoors fashions) to show off noble high intentions in the face of a bunch of ignorant redneck throwbacks who hate bears and will kill at any opportunity, plus side trips to favorite Federal District Courts to rubber stamp every whim to punish and banish said rednecks.

Some (Veto!, here's your turn) have said "Let them run free".

Okay.

You like 'em so much, how about we rednecks round up a griz or two and ship 'em to you? Talk real nice and we may even throw in a few Bison, wolves, coyotes and maybe even a bunch of prairie dogs. (Probably should add a few rattlesnakes to keep the 'dogs from overrunning your yard, though.)

That much environmental ethos is guaranteed to impress the neighbors.

Meantime, I guess we'll just have to cut down on herd sizes to conform with all those lawsuits and gummint decrees.

Sure hope you don't really like beef. We'll likely keep what we raise and let you eat tofu.