A buddy of mine just got back from an elk hunt (rifle hunt) and he and his guide were charged by a grizzly that was approaching their horses, which were tied to trees. They saw the bear at 35-40 yards (way too close) before it charged them and managed to hit it three times - the guide with a .44 and my buddy with a .300 Win. Mag. - before it ran off. They followed it down hill to an area of thick brush and decided (thankfully) not to pursue it further.
My buddy said that the outfitter told them that, because of a rapidly growing bear population and increasingly common bear incidents, the state has been trying to institute a hunting season for bears, but every time it passes, “environmentalists” get an injunction from a federal judge. Comforting, huh?
Whether it’s cockroaches or saber tooth tigers, they use critters as lawfare.
Green on the outside, Red on the inside. They don’t really like wildlife, but they hate humanity.
One’s fondness for large predators varies proportionally with distance.
I suggest a Catch-and-Release program to deposit the bears in Downtown Seattle. That would change public opinion almost instantly!
People aren't supposed to be in the boonies hassling the critters. People are supposed to be in cities. /s