Yellowstone’s Grizzly #399 Killed
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HRM Johnny
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So, I googled car hit bear. I then hit images. There were a few images of some pretty messed up cars. Good point.
Marky_mark
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Good! Grizzlys suck
HARPERC
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Montana's tracking of grizzlies killed indicates about half were by department personnel for livestock depredation.
In another article authorities couldn't understand why so many incidents were occurring.
Well lets see, decreased prey species from other predators, increased number of bears, age class of bear population. Bears are wandering farther to establish territories, and maintain nutrition. No surprise they get hit on highway.
Speeding tourists/residents is a very small factor in overall bear mortality. The trains get a bunch as well.
In another article authorities couldn't understand why so many incidents were occurring.
Well lets see, decreased prey species from other predators, increased number of bears, age class of bear population. Bears are wandering farther to establish territories, and maintain nutrition. No surprise they get hit on highway.
Speeding tourists/residents is a very small factor in overall bear mortality. The trains get a bunch as well.
memtb
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I guess that I'm the lone dissenter here. I wish that we had a more sustainable population! I'm just naïve to believe, that with high enough numbers……we will one day be allowed to hunt them.
Maybe, I'm a lot different that most…..I hunt for the thrill of the hunt, the enjoyment of spending time in the wilds, living with the animals in their habitat. Sharing that experience with large predators, only enhances that experience! memtb
I think a lot us feel the same way. I have not hunted grizzly since I moved out of Alaska. I never saw the "one" that I wanted and would like to have another chance. Hunting them as a nonresident is out of my price range.
Lapuatom
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You should come to Pennsylvania and see how they stack up along the roads when rut kicks in!
About the same in WV
Back in 1979 I landed in NJ on leave (Army) and drove to Ohio across PA. We counted over 100 dead deer before we hit the halfway point. That was in November.
We do have a sustainable population. They're expanding their range everywhere. There's something like 1100 grizzlies in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. They were recovered 200 or 300 animals ago. The ecofreaks will try to keep these on the ESA for the next 100 years, just so they can't be hunted regardless of their numbers. If you're from Wyoming, I'd assume you're up these happenings?
They are way past the recovery mark. Now they need to turn the management over to the Wyoming Game and Fish and let them handle it. That would include hunting seasons to keep the population in check.
memtb
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Amen Brother! Managed like any other big game animal! memtb
