Restoration of Grizzly Bears in Northern Cascades (Washington)

[j270wsm]

^^^^ bullshit. No matter how it’s labelled, they will still try to ban hunting. We will always be at risk of losing something until hunters stand together, support each other and stop hiding who we are and what we do.

[Iron Glove]

Did you happen to find out who was paying his salary? Interesting how so many advocates for this and that are making a living pushing that rock up hill
South Okanagan National Park comes to mind, lots of news while the staff was being paid to push

It was some sort of a "Save The Bears" group, unfortunately I can't find any of the glossy info they handed out at the time. They did seem to have a lot of FN "backing", the "show" had been travelling around BC a lot. I did meet a Lady there who is very involved with saving Bears of all sorts, rescues, rehab, whatever and we had a good chat after about some of the aspects of Grizzly hunting. At one point in the "show" there was a somewhat horrid video of an American hunt where the Grizzly took a number of shots, tumbled down a mountain side, etc. At another stage we "discussed" how hunting for food was so wrong but buying chicken and beef at the local Supermarket was ethically far better. I politely pointed out that in most cases hunters dispatch their game a lot more "ethically" and efficiently than the Fraser Valley chicken farm that had been featured on TV showing the "workers" throwing chickens against the walls and such.

[Bubbacanuck]

One would hope there aren’t “a lot” shot these days, since it is illegal. That said, if my life or that of a companion is at stake, I would not hesitate to shoot any animal, be it legal currently or not. I think that goes for 99% of us.

The use of the word “trophy” needs to end, unless we are talking about car races or football championships. As hunters, we need to be responsible for, and make best use of any animal we take. I HAVE eaten Grizzly before (with a group of Mt Currie band members I knew back in the day), and my somewhat hazy recollection of it was that it was reminiscent of dark turkey meat. I’m not sure which cut I had, but it was very tasty meat. I have never shied away from trying rare and exotic meat when given the opportunity, and Grizzly is definitely one I would have again. Leaving that much meat to rot in the woods should never be legal in my opinion. We might not have nearly as many people trying to ban this or that if all useful parts of the animal are taken.

Curious on your thoughts about Coyotes and Wolves? Same thing, you would take all the meat with you from the bush?

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I was hunting Sugarloaf Mtn right near Merritt back around 1993. It was early Dec and I cut the tracks of grizzly sow and older cub. There wasn’t a tree between the tracks and the town.

That’s a hop, skip and a jump to the Cascades if you head south.

SSS

[onerka]

There are definitely grizzlies in 2-8. I believe in 1994 the hunting regulations were changed for caribou, goats, and sheep requiring more than a hind quarter be removed. That was a positive change, as the optics were not good.

[Redthies]

Is it too late to start a campaign to call them 'participation awards', which is more factual and possibly universal

It would probably help with acceptance

[Redthies]

Curious on your thoughts about Coyotes and Wolves? Same thing, you would take all the meat with you from the bush?

Well, I don’t hunt preds, so it’s a moot point for me. I hunt for food, and like venison and elk. I don’t have time to hunt things I don’t want to eat. I know people eat cougar, and Rinella has eaten coyote. The asians like to eat dogs, so maybe they are good eats?