well I can fully understand the frustration, on there , when a species is growing to the numbers they are at, and there is still no real legal hunting on them, to keep them in check and in fear of humans.
I think the facts of the encounters in some of the Parks there, are proof of what happens when things don;t get hunted!
I however also, think, most anyone that enters into lands that grizzly's live in, need to take many extra steps and precautions, and be WILLING to accept the risks, that come with being in an area where they are at
I have hunted many places where there at, from some VERY remote places, in AK and other places .
I have even been in places where there are crazy numbers of them, and ZERO hunting allowed!
so I get it
the sad part of things is, and NO bash or hate meant here
MANY folks just DON'T want to learn to live with them, PERIOD< ,
and this , is IMO< just bad logic, as its way better to learn to be safe and what to do or NOT do, than just complain about them
I again see both sides of things, yes NO one want new problems to deal with in life, we all have enough
and when the new problems cost MANY a LOT of MONEY,
the state game dept, should be held liable to a certain degree!
and should also be more willing to work WITH the public to make things work with them as well!
but when one side just won't budge, , its always a bad situation, NO winners! and the bears many times end up suffering the most when they get SHOT for just being what they are
its NOT like they can help, there survival instincts.
Bears can co exist with human's, when , there is a little mutual understanding on BOTH sides
being hunted IMO< is a great way for bears to KNOW there place, and well, bear education can help keep humans safer!
knowledge is power as they say! can save you or NOT having ti can get you killed!
and not to sound PRO bear here, but in the BIG picture, bear attacks are still extremely LOW odds incidents! even in places with HIGH bear numbers!
the stats prove this, , if you think about HOW Many millions of hunters enter the woods where bears are, and how FEW get attacked(or hikers or humans in general) the odds are extremely LOW
not to say when it happens its to be taken lightly, but facts are facts!