Here come the bears

[RB]

At what point, though, does wdfw have influence over the bears and give them special status.  Start moving the goal posts such that the lethal removal is nearly impossible.

 

IF the bears do take hold the shutting down of areas to access will start. In Canada they started with the snowmobiles in certain areas. How well will people take it when North cascades, Mt Baker, and other areas get shut down to snowmobile access because there "might" be a pregnant bear in the area.

[Loup Loup]

And again, How are the feds going to justify taking Grizzly’s from an endangered population ie: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming where no take is allowed, and moving them to an area where the population is deemed non-essential/ experimental? Perhaps B.C. or Alberta?
Regardless moving Grizzly’s around is years out yet.

[wolfbait]

Hey bigmacc,  you know the junction of Hwy 20 and Mazama?   The big white house and who used to live there?

The man had dairy and beef cattle while he lived there, killed a grizzly from the front porch.  Seen the pictures after I got to know him.

No worry's, Chelan County is going to get the first shipment!

Do you know roughly when that would have been? 1940s?

I believe is was pre-40's, back in those days, all the "old-timers" I had discussions with claimed there was very little wildlife to chase in the valley.  It wasn't until the county took over management did most hunt-able wildlife start to become abundant. 

  Bigmacc!

If you get a chance read the book, "From Copenhagen to Okanogan". Lot of history about the early years of the Okanogan etc.. Good Book

[O. Nerka]

Hey bigmacc,  you know the junction of Hwy 20 and Mazama?   The big white house and who used to live there?

The man had dairy and beef cattle while he lived there, killed a grizzly from the front porch.  Seen the pictures after I got to know him.

No worry's, Chelan County is going to get the first shipment!

Do you know roughly when that would have been? 1940s?

I believe is was pre-40's, back in those days, all the "old-timers" I had discussions with claimed there was very little wildlife to chase in the valley.  It wasn't until the county took over management did most hunt-able wildlife start to become abundant. 

  Bigmacc!

If you get a chance read the book, "From Copenhagen to Okanogan". Lot of history about the early years of the Okanogan etc.. Good Book

That's been on my list for a while. I'll try to track down a copy. Thanks for the reminder.

[bigmacc]

They have been here! For a long time, off and on for 100,s of years. They’ve been seen and reported by credible sources over decades and decades. Why haven’t they took root? Why arnt they already here AND loving it? Why when they’ve been seen off and on for 20,  30,  40 plus years are they not adapting and staying?

This state with a growing population and a growing population of folks who love to recreate are not conducive for a thriving population of Grizzly Bear!

Wolves were one thing, now Grizz, writing is on the wall. Ask why?

[Skyvalhunter]

Why

[nwwanderer]

Marginal habitat at best.  Lewis and Clark ate dogs and horses on the way through and left the coast early after eating most of the local elk.  No mention of bears after leaving Rockies east slope.  We have a few, bringing more, like the wolves, simply upsets what little we have.  It is an expensive plan with little chance of benefit and a bunch of turmoil.

[CarbonHunter]

The goats they moved there a couple of years ago died so my guess is that success will be unlikely for the bears as well. However I don’t see the bears dying but instead they will likely move to a place with what they need for survival. These bears will not be contained to where they get dropped off. 

[bigmacc]

Why

END HUNTING.

[wolfbait]

And again, How are the feds going to justify taking Grizzly’s from an endangered population ie: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming where no take is allowed, and moving them to an area where the population is deemed non-essential/ experimental? Perhaps B.C. or Alberta?
Regardless moving Grizzly’s around is years out yet.

The USFWS has their release and discover down pat they have been doing it since the sixties. I know of two credible grizzly releases of multiple bears in the Methow since the 80's. Both times the big bears returned to British Columbia. They can say they might bring them in from Wyoming, my guess is that's cover talk for BC. Like wolves getting the bears to stay is another thing, I'm wondering if they will drop them into cattle country like they did the wolves.

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/05/05/wyoming-grizzlies-could-someday-be-dropped-by-chopper-into-washington-state/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&_kx=03QhdhzlvjEwc5SAgf0fx06umFkyTHl9Uc97HTi5MXeNGGMZDqRLeqPZMZUnznjw.UXPtrV

[wolfbait]

Why

END HUNTING.

And shutting down public lands, just like WDFW did with their land last winter under the BS story of protecting deer which they don't give  about, but people fell for it anyway.

[ducks4days]

Why

END HUNTING.

End hunting, end another accepted "reason" for citizens to be armed. The end goal is to end civilian ownership of firearms little by little. Reduce access, reduce participation, reduce recruitment, reduce sales, reduce demand for FFL's, increase barriers to entry, reduce access, wash, rinse, repeat.

[vandeman17]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hunter-hospitalized-significant-injuries-grizzly-201116404.html

[300rum]

Stick with this one...

I don't live near the release sites either, if I did, I would probably have a different opinion on the grizzlies.

[MADMAX]

Coming soon to a national park near you

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/us/grizzly-bear-attack-wyoming/index.html