Maybe they issued a small number out of an abundance of caution? I dunno.Meh. First hunt allowed in 44 years, and they are only going to issue 22 tags? Doesn't sound like the population has really recovered all that much.
Lemme know when there's enough excess bears to issue 100 tags.
What was the population based on science that would support a limited hunt?I've been in touch with biologists and many professionals dealing with the Grizzly issue. The simple fact is that the science doesn't back reducing protections.
Sadly, state and even federal wildlife agencies are all too often controlled by politics and this seems to have been a prime case.
Of course this doesn't touch on the ethics of killing for trophy, but that's a separate issue.