You are correct. Traffic is madness, people all over the place, everyone looks like they just stepped out of an outfitters catalog. Jackson is the cutest little town that I hate. They would charge for the air if they could.
I couldn't agree more in relation to that town, we visited Boulder in Colorado one day, that was enough for us thank you!
Yes, all the locals say the time for the protection of the Grizzly is over. They need to be hunted again and get back their fear of man. The state of Wyoming is pleading with the Federal government to lift the hunting ban. Snow flakes keep blocking it, as usual, they are clueless.
You have named a few rivers I fished on my visits, superb fishing is an understatement, I have never been to concerned about the bears, just aware, and like you I have come across them, the most Griz activity I saw was high in the Madisons and walking to meadow 3 on Slough Creek in Yellowstone.
It’s the whole process of hunting them that make them regain their fear of man. Look at just about any other animal that is hunted. Coyotes are a good example. They are shot at every opportunity. They see you first and they are moving out fast. Before the grizzly was 100 percent protected an attack on man was rare. Cougar attacks and encounters have risen as well in my state once the hunting of them with dogs was banned. The WY., Department of Fish and Game is desperately trying to get a reasonable hunting season put back in place. They are the experts to me.
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