“The grizzlies I contacted were still afraid of gun shots and had not yet learned to associate gun shots with gut piles or big game carcasses which happened later there.”
The same thing happened on Kodiak Island, I was there in the 70s and it was a issue then. I heard it got worse. Kodiak’s (bears) would also just come up to fishing spots and grab the fish if you had them laid out. Even if there were numerous people out on the gravel bars fishing they didn’t care, and nobody shot at one.
I spent a year on Adak did lots of fishing the nice thing was there were no bears on Adak.
“I spent a year on Adak did lots of fishing the nice thing was there were no bears on Adak.”
Came into Adak by sea about 50 years ago. Weather was so bad we were not let off base.
My nextdoor neighbor retired from his job as an Alaskan fishing guide a few years ago. He has several bear stories.