Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 is there a season? I’m guessing that if you shoot one out of season there should be at least a little evidence that “he was coming for you” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Carry a flick knife and drop it beside said Bear. Your Honor He/She pulled a knife on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Whiskers Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I read a story in the paper a while back. There's parts of 1 or 2 states (Wyoming and Montana) that the Griz population has recovered enough to not be on the protected species list as of now. They're "talking" about letting a limited number of tags out for Griz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 And a few knotheads want to bring 'em back into California. "People aren't on the grizzly menu" they say. Tell that one to Timothy Treadwell! Oh... wait... can't do that. A grizzly ate 'im. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 As of now there is no season on them in the lower 48. Canada & Alaska ...yes. Very pricey, a hunt could easily set you back $50k. There is a proposal to issues a limited number of tags in Wyoming, but still in the proposal stage. The anti hunters are pitching a fit. I am a serious hunter and have shot a couple of black bears, but will never shoot another one for sport. Everything I shoot, I eat and bears are low on my list of desireable dinnerfare. Can you imagine cutting this sucker up into steaks & roasts!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I chewed bear meat once from a bear that a friend shot and since I eat what I kill I never had the urge to kill a bear after that one sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Considering we have Grizzlies in Wyoming, Other states should have them too, California has plenty of bear habitat as does Colorado. Grizzlies do tend to make one more alert while venturing thru the forest. If you do shoot a Grizz, make sure you have claw marks across your chest, head, extremities, and a witness. I don't mind seeing them from a distance, from a vehicle. Camping in Grizzly country is just lying restlessly in a tent all night waiting for daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: As of now there is no season on them in the lower 48. Canada & Alaska ...yes. Very pricey, a hunt could easily set you back $50k. There is a proposal to issues a limited number of tags in Wyoming, but still in the proposal stage. The anti hunters are pitching a fit. I am a serious hunter and have shot a couple of black bears, but will never shoot another one for sport. Everything I shoot, I eat and bears are low on my list of desireable dinnerfare. Can you imagine cutting this sucker up into steaks & roasts!!! With black bears, it really depends on what they've been eating. If its been eating a lot fish or garbage, the meat isn't very good. On the other hand a bear that's been mainly eating berries is a different story. I took small black bear back in 2003 and the meat was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Ask the bears if they want to live in California. I suspect they'd veto that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Trail Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Ask the bears if they want to live in California. I suspect they'd veto that idea. I'm not so sure. The bears would have a LOT of slow, two-legged menu options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Ask the bears if they want to live in California. I suspect they'd veto that idea. We’d take grizzly bears over some of the other new residents in a heart beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 9 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: And a few knotheads want to bring 'em back into California. "People aren't on the grizzly menu" they say. Tell that one to Timothy Treadwell! Oh... wait... can't do that. A grizzly ate 'im. Can they release them in Sacramento Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Ask the bears if they want to live in California. I suspect they'd veto that idea. Bears are smart critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashknife Cowboy Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Well we did have Grizzly Bears in AZ once upon a time....I believe Zane Grey shot the last one. Nice idea in concept but CA needs to deal with too many other issues before bringing back the big bear. If you think the wolf reintroduction is problematic, consider something that big that will prey on people. In big bear country, bear bells are referred to as, "dinner bells." Think about it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festus G Lonetree Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 up here in Alaska a number of bears are killed out of season every year in what we refer to as DLP - defense of life and property. attached for your edification and reading pleasure is the DLP form that needs to be filled out when this happens. dlp.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Sadly the Grizzly seasons in Both Alberta and Now B. C. have been closed .... Leaving only Yukon and the North West Territories with limited Seasons ... This was brought about by Bleeding Hearts with No basis on proper Management of the resource... Since they stopped the hunt in Alberta they are Killing more Problem Bears than the Hunters ever shot .... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Whiskers Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Festus G Lonetree said: up here in Alaska a number of bears are killed out of season every year in what we refer to as DLP - defense of life and property. attached for your edification and reading pleasure is the DLP form that needs to be filled out when this happens. dlp.pdf I made it through about half of that form. It seems to me Alaskan's should adopt the SSS method of DLP. Shoot, Shovel, Shut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I'm sure if Grizzlies were brought back, they wouldn't get all prissy about some liberals, pack up and move to another state, and then come onto the wire and complain about how terrible California is just because they couldn't make it here. Just my opinion, but of course I don't really know what bears think all that well. Hey, seeing how we do have a cougar problem, since we can't hunt them any more, perhaps the grizzlies will eat up some of the cougars and all will be right again. Until we have a grizzly problem. What eats grizzlies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 Grizzlies are considered an apex predator. The old parody “ Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for I am the biggest, meanest.....” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 56 minutes ago, Redwood Kid said: I'm sure if Grizzlies were brought back, they wouldn't get all prissy about some liberals, pack up and move to another state, and then come onto the wire and complain about how terrible California is just because they couldn't make it here. Just my opinion, but of course I don't really know what bears think all that well. Hey, seeing how we do have a cougar problem, since we can't hunt them any more, perhaps the grizzlies will eat up some of the cougars and all will be right again. Until we have a grizzly problem. what eats grizzlies? If you call making it living as a serf I'll stay here in PA where I can walk like a man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Redwood Kid said: What eats grizzlies? This eats Grizzlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, Dantankerous said: This eats Grizzlies. Perfect. Let's bring some of those back to California as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 Might solve the cougar problems too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festus G Lonetree Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 28 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Might solve the cougar problems too. California has had a cougar problem for a long time. When I moved there in the 80's I ended up married to a gal who was 7 years older than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Festus G Lonetree said: California has had a cougar problem for a long time. When I moved there in the 80's I ended up married to a gal who was 7 years older than me. That’s not a problem...that’s Va-Va-Voom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Lost Trail said: I'm not so sure. The bears would have a LOT of slow, two-legged menu options. Yeah, but is it worth the hassle? Besides, too many Californians taste like tofu and arugula. Besides, grizz don't like greasy food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Yul Lose said: We’d take grizzly bears over some of the other new residents in a heart beat. And most grizzlies already speak English and they are certainly conservative..... they don't much pushing to get them to tackle folks that mess with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 17 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: And a few knotheads want to bring 'em back into California. "People aren't on the grizzly menu" they say. Tell that one to Timothy Treadwell! Oh... wait... can't do that. A grizzly ate 'im. The Forest Service / Nat’l Park Service very quietly reintroduced Brown bears into the San Gabriel Nat’l Forest back in around 2000. I found a Brownie track in very fresh snow that spanned 2” on each side beyond the span of my hand fully splayed out. My hand from pinky tip to thumb tip is 9.5”. The tracks were headed northwest...I went southeast. When I told the Forest Service about the track I found that is when I found out they brought Brownies back. That was also when I started carrying more firepower when hunting. A 12 gauge with #6 shot just ain’t quite enough. I think they should bring Grizzlies back to California. Oregon too. Put them where the Sierra Club likes to frequent...they can wear little bells and carry pepper spray...the sound of “Kumbayah” helps deter Griz, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festus G Lonetree Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 40 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I think they should bring Grizzlies back to California. Oregon too. Put them where the Sierra Club likes to frequent...they can wear little bells and carry pepper spray...the sound of “Kumbayah” helps deter Griz, I believe. Dinner Bells & Seasoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Festus G Lonetree said: Dinner Bells & Seasoning Absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Yeah, but is it worth the hassle? Besides, too many Californians taste like tofu and arugula. Besides, grizz don't like greasy food. I doubt all those vegans and vegetarians are greasy. Stringy maybe but not greasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Redwood Kid said: Perfect. Let's bring some of those back to California as well That was tried in a movie. Apparently it didn't work out all that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Festus G Lonetree said: California has had a cougar problem for a long time. When I moved there in the 80's I ended up married to a gal who was 7 years older than me. That’s what I did and she’s eight years older than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Bob Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 this is from a 2 year old brown bear—- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Too Tall Bob said: this is from a 2 year old brown bear—- Wow! The track I found was much bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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