would you pay $41 to enter a National Park?
I am calling BS on this story. Read it and the implication is that folks would be okay with an 80% increase in entrance fees if it ensured they would see a bear Article
Forum Discussion
Remember the old days in Yellowstone when bears were common along the roads and people created traffic jams stopping and feeding them from their cars? Then the bears lost their fear of people and expected a handout and began to create problems for said people and then they complained about sharing their space with them. So they were immediately trapped and taken out and released in the boonies. So for a long time you could go to Yellowstone and never see one.
I haven’t been to Yellowstone in a few years, but I remember on some latter trips the DW saying bears in Yellowstone were just an substantiated rumor. So I talked to a ranger and rousted everyone out in the middle of the night and we went out and found bear. So it’s possible to see bear, but it’s a national park, not a petting zoo, you have to expend some effort, they’re not going to come to you. I was surprised the article said grizzles along the road were a major draw, that’s new to me. May be time for another trip.
As far as the survey goes, I wouldn’t reomtely consider paying double so some people could see a bear. And I think if grizzlies started wandering into their campsites or sharing their trail this “survey” might become obsolete very quickly.:D
I haven’t been to Yellowstone in a few years, but I remember on some latter trips the DW saying bears in Yellowstone were just an substantiated rumor. So I talked to a ranger and rousted everyone out in the middle of the night and we went out and found bear. So it’s possible to see bear, but it’s a national park, not a petting zoo, you have to expend some effort, they’re not going to come to you. I was surprised the article said grizzles along the road were a major draw, that’s new to me. May be time for another trip.
As far as the survey goes, I wouldn’t reomtely consider paying double so some people could see a bear. And I think if grizzlies started wandering into their campsites or sharing their trail this “survey” might become obsolete very quickly.:D
