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Originally Posted by ward
I don’t know if convincingly is the correct word. But it is the first time I have heard someone make a good case. You did see the “ we hear what we want to hear” comment that was in the article?
I have heard people say for years bears would learn if they were hunted, but never understood how. The Geist theory sounds reasonable to me, but I have no knowledge on the subject.
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Theodore Roosevelt also mentions this in his books, how bears have had their nature fundamentally changed by constant contact with rifle bearing hunters. He was on the front edge of that situation and I see no reason to doubt his accounts.
There will always be good bears and bad bears, well managed hunting does a lot to mitigate the conflicts