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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote Shadow Tracker" data-source="post: 2216327" data-attributes="member: 116439"><p>First of all some of you may be missing my point and view. I have nothing against hunting Brown Bear. I have had Brown on my bucket list forever. I specifically bought a 325WSM to do a Brown Hunt. That was almost 20 Years ago and the cost for the Bear was $10K. I can't even imagine how much it would cost now. You have to be a wealthy person for this type of hunt. WHY is it so expensive? Because in a lot of areas there are not that many browns left. I would love to be able to go on a real "Hunt Stock" for a Brown Bear and be able to harvest one. The supply these animals and demand to hunt has pushed it so that only the very few can hunt Browns. It has almost gone back to the time in Europe when only Royalty could hunt.</p><p></p><p>When you have wildlife accustom to humans and no fear there a problem. It is one thing to drive through Yellow Stone in a vehicle and see a bear,, but all together different when a bear is walking down main street or ripping your house apart for food.</p><p></p><p>Ranchers have been having livestock killed by bears and cougars ever since the beginning of time when man moved into the wildlife areas. Ranchers dealt with it. However <strong>over hunting and over conversation</strong> has caused a lot if issues. There is either not enough bears in an area or too many. I wish there could be a balance, but when you have idiots making the laws and being voted in by id**ts PITA There is no more balance.</p><p><strong>Then when there is an incident between livestock or sorry to any humans the first reaction is to get rid of the bears!!</strong></p><p></p><p>"<em>Recent research suggests that grizzly numbers in the province are growing. A <a href="https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/grizzly-numbers-have-doubled-in-parts-of-alberta-rockies-since-2005-survey-suggests" target="_blank">survey released in March</a> reported that there were 88 grizzlies living in the 4,530 square miles between the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 11. That population has doubled in the last 15 years" </em></p><p><strong><em>That is close to the size of the state of Connecticut for 88 bears living in bear country. Then you have to look at the male-female ratio.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>After the musk ox, the grizzly has the second slowest reproduction rate of all North American mammals, making it harder for it to rebound from threats to its survival.</p><p></p><p>Females do not reach breeding maturity until they are 4 to 9 years old and generally give birth to two cubs every 3 years. On occasion, one or three cubs may be born to a female, but two is the more common number.</p><p></p><p>As with other bears, if the mother has not accumulated enough fat to sustain herself as well as developing cubs, the embryos may not implant.</p><p></p><p>In January, usually one to three cubs, each weighing only a pound or less, are born. The cubs gain weight quickly and by the time they come out of the den, they often have reached 20 pounds. As many as half of all cubs may not reaching breeding age - a leading reason for the grizzly's low numbers.</p><p></p><p>Cubs remain dependent upon their mother's milk for almost a year, stay with their mother for 2 to 3 years, and reach breeding maturity at about five years. In some cases they may not breed until 8 or 9 years of age. When they do reach breeding age, females only breed every 3 or more years. Males compete with each other for breeding opportunities and seek females each year. Grizzlies should live to be 15 to 20 years of age, and a few survive for up to 30 years.</p><p></p><p>Of course, with expanding human populations and diminishing secure habitat, a bear's life span continues to be limited below what one should biologically expect from the species.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>I for one want this species of the Great Brown Bear to be around for future generations to be able hunt. That's it and nothing more. Not for the bears and not against them, just don't want them to disappear. </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Maybe I can be classified as a H<em><strong>UNTER</strong></em> CONSERVATIONILIST. </strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote Shadow Tracker, post: 2216327, member: 116439"] First of all some of you may be missing my point and view. I have nothing against hunting Brown Bear. I have had Brown on my bucket list forever. I specifically bought a 325WSM to do a Brown Hunt. That was almost 20 Years ago and the cost for the Bear was $10K. I can't even imagine how much it would cost now. You have to be a wealthy person for this type of hunt. WHY is it so expensive? Because in a lot of areas there are not that many browns left. I would love to be able to go on a real "Hunt Stock" for a Brown Bear and be able to harvest one. The supply these animals and demand to hunt has pushed it so that only the very few can hunt Browns. It has almost gone back to the time in Europe when only Royalty could hunt. When you have wildlife accustom to humans and no fear there a problem. It is one thing to drive through Yellow Stone in a vehicle and see a bear,, but all together different when a bear is walking down main street or ripping your house apart for food. Ranchers have been having livestock killed by bears and cougars ever since the beginning of time when man moved into the wildlife areas. Ranchers dealt with it. However [B]over hunting and over conversation[/B] has caused a lot if issues. There is either not enough bears in an area or too many. I wish there could be a balance, but when you have idiots making the laws and being voted in by id**ts PITA There is no more balance. [B]Then when there is an incident between livestock or sorry to any humans the first reaction is to get rid of the bears!![/B] "[I]Recent research suggests that grizzly numbers in the province are growing. A [URL='https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/grizzly-numbers-have-doubled-in-parts-of-alberta-rockies-since-2005-survey-suggests']survey released in March[/URL] reported that there were 88 grizzlies living in the 4,530 square miles between the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 11. That population has doubled in the last 15 years" [/I] [B][I]That is close to the size of the state of Connecticut for 88 bears living in bear country. Then you have to look at the male-female ratio.[/I][/B] After the musk ox, the grizzly has the second slowest reproduction rate of all North American mammals, making it harder for it to rebound from threats to its survival. Females do not reach breeding maturity until they are 4 to 9 years old and generally give birth to two cubs every 3 years. On occasion, one or three cubs may be born to a female, but two is the more common number. As with other bears, if the mother has not accumulated enough fat to sustain herself as well as developing cubs, the embryos may not implant. In January, usually one to three cubs, each weighing only a pound or less, are born. The cubs gain weight quickly and by the time they come out of the den, they often have reached 20 pounds. As many as half of all cubs may not reaching breeding age - a leading reason for the grizzly's low numbers. Cubs remain dependent upon their mother's milk for almost a year, stay with their mother for 2 to 3 years, and reach breeding maturity at about five years. In some cases they may not breed until 8 or 9 years of age. When they do reach breeding age, females only breed every 3 or more years. Males compete with each other for breeding opportunities and seek females each year. Grizzlies should live to be 15 to 20 years of age, and a few survive for up to 30 years. Of course, with expanding human populations and diminishing secure habitat, a bear's life span continues to be limited below what one should biologically expect from the species. [I][B]I for one want this species of the Great Brown Bear to be around for future generations to be able hunt. That's it and nothing more. Not for the bears and not against them, just don't want them to disappear. Maybe I can be classified as a H[I][B]UNTER[/B][/I] CONSERVATIONILIST. [/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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