[HairOfTheDog]

There was a reason why my grandfathers generation hunted these things to local extinction.

You're right, they had reasons... not ~good~ reasons, but reasons nonetheless ;~D

[narby]

You're right, they had reasons... not ~good~ reasons, but reasons nonetheless

Getting rid of predators that will come into your tent and eat you was a pretty good reason. And in a day when cowboys and miners and such lived in the wilderness for extended periods, getting rid of something that could kill you practically without warning was a good thing.

I'd prefer it if they weren't out there today. I don't like taking my life in my hands just to enjoy a hike in the woods. We can save the Griz genome in zoos.