Rocky Barker's latest piece did a nice job of highlighting the increased human-grizzly action this past year, as well as the issues that surround that action.
As I said earlier, there is a lot to be said about this issue. In 1983 (not that long ago for some of us), grizzly numbers were at an all time low in Idaho. They've steadily climbed since, and they are now clearly to the point where...
...Well, let's put it this way. There has been a human-grizzly encounter, either in Idaho, Wyoming, or Montana, seemingly every week since they woke up this last Spring. I can't ever remember a season with as many reports as there have been this year.
All of them are memorable, but this one takes the cake. I could re-cap it for you, but David Letterman does that sort of thing better:
There are many more questions to be asked, and I'm waiting to see how many more man vs. grizzly encounters there are this season before I embark on those questions.
In the meantime, carry your spray, and be bear aware. It's almost night-night time for 'em.
~ J. Bunch
