By the way, Ray. Bears are YOUR nations number one threat; this is in Alberta, which, contrary to popular belief, or indeed the number of Americans coming here, hat in hand begging for jobs, is not actually part of America.
Bears are primarily YOUR nation's number one threat because we have been training them to deal with Americans who come to Canada and stay too long. And by "deal with", I mean "eat". Unfortunately they enjoy their work a little too much, and it might have gotten a little out of hand. Still, there are almost 10x more of you than there are of us, so no big loss.
@layabout: Hunting here is no better in most places.
A few lawyers or doctors buy a cabin and some land in the woods, then spend most of the year planting specific types of grass that deer eat. Then for a couple months in the winter, they get drunk and sit in a small treehouse all day until the deer come across the field to eat the grass. Then they kill them.
At least most of them eat the animals. But the sporting methods to this form of "hunting" is questionable, in my mind. It's the safe way to go...at least for the people. The public hunting grounds are a pretty scary free-for-all.
@Ash78: Here in Alberta, hunting appears to be practically a religion. I was standing in line at Tim Horton's, and chanced to turn around to see a man standing behind me in full camouflage, including face paint and gloves. I did a double-take, as I felt something of a contrast to my suit and tie. He winked at me, and said, "I'm invisible. You can't see me." Classic.
I am all in favour of hunting for food. I have a freezer full of moose, deer, bear and buffalo. Hunting for sport, though... I'm in favour of hunting those hunters.
@danio3834: Not here in Alberta. We need them to keep down the population of deer and elk that drivers often crash into, ruining such important things as Honda Pilot belt buckle grilles, Lexus GX plastic bull bars, and Infiniti FX boomerang headlights.
@Number_Six: Doncha have any 30-06s to take care of the deer & elk problem? Besides, if you eat more deer & elk, that'll save the cow & chicken population.
Actually, all joking aside, I prefer bears to most humans - given the choice I would certainly choose to sacrifice some humans for the benefit of bears.
Maybe I'm dumb, but why is the number of grizzlies within a human-created political boundary (Alberta) so crucial? What about the total number of bears over their entire habitat, including all the neighboring provinces? The animals don't know where they are on the map.
It's not like the Alberta Grizzlies are all registered voters and they're being disenfranchised.
@Ash78: He's talking about logging roads, so he's pretty much not talking about Alberta. They don't believe in trees over here, they get in the way of all the boring flat.
Personally, I think all the bears are just leaving Alberta because the scenery is boring; the logging roads are just giving them more ways to get out.
@smalleyxb122: 1985, that's almost recent (says the guy whose team haven't won a title win 1986). The poor, sad bears from North Sydney haven't won since 1927, and now they aren't even in the top flight.
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Bears are primarily YOUR nation's number one threat because we have been training them to deal with Americans who come to Canada and stay too long. And by "deal with", I mean "eat". Unfortunately they enjoy their work a little too much, and it might have gotten a little out of hand. Still, there are almost 10x more of you than there are of us, so no big loss.
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Every once in a while.
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A few lawyers or doctors buy a cabin and some land in the woods, then spend most of the year planting specific types of grass that deer eat. Then for a couple months in the winter, they get drunk and sit in a small treehouse all day until the deer come across the field to eat the grass. Then they kill them.
At least most of them eat the animals. But the sporting methods to this form of "hunting" is questionable, in my mind. It's the safe way to go...at least for the people. The public hunting grounds are a pretty scary free-for-all.
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I am all in favour of hunting for food. I have a freezer full of moose, deer, bear and buffalo. Hunting for sport, though... I'm in favour of hunting those hunters.
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Build roads, save the cows!
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Side note. Bears are also quite tasty. Bear smokies, if made by the right deli, are absolutely delicious.
Mmmmm, need more in my tummy than just breakfast scotch.
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Isn't that population growth inversely proportional to human population growth ?
I say screw the bears, build more roads.
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Don't they have laws against that sort of thing?
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It's not like the Alberta Grizzlies are all registered voters and they're being disenfranchised.
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Personally, I think all the bears are just leaving Alberta because the scenery is boring; the logging roads are just giving them more ways to get out.
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No, we haven't been a threat since '85 ::rolls eyes::
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One of my best friends is a Bears fan. I had to go there.
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