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June 13, 2011
Group Challenges Black Bear Hunt in Lake Tahoe, NV
--Chad Love
A planned Lake Tahoe area bear hunt is being challenged in court by a group that claims bear hunting and tourism don’t mix.
From this story in the Silicon Valley Mercury-News:
Critics of Nevada's first black bear hunt are worried that with hunters and hikers near Lake Tahoe sharing the same woods, it won't only be bears that get shot. "Someone could be out hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail with their family and along comes a pack of dogs running across the trail, followed by a guy who comes along with a gun. It's a whole different atmosphere," said Madonna Dunbar, resource conservationist for the Incline Village General Improvement District on the lake's north shore. "People are really concerned there will be an accident and someone will get killed," she said in an interview with The Associated Press. State wildlife officials have issued 45 licenses and say hunters will be trained so they know where it is safe to shoot, but opponents worried for the safety of tourists and residents have taken their concerns to court.
NoBearHuntNV.org filed a lawsuit in Carson City District Court last week to try to block the bear hunting season scheduled to run Aug. 20-Dec. 31. Although 45 licenses were issued, the total harvest is limited to 20 bears, only six of which can be female. Hunters can use dogs, but are prohibited from using bait. It also is illegal to kill a sow accompanied by a cub or to kill a cub. The lawsuit claims state wildlife commissioners adopted the hunt's regulations illegally because they failed to provide proper public notice or examine the potential negative impact on the local tourism-based economy. But it also raises concerns about safety in an area popular for downhill and cross-country skiing in the winter, and hiking and mountain biking most of the rest of the year.
Obviously the good folks of Lake Tahoe have heard about the horrible and rampant epidemic of tourist shootings by bear hunters in every other western state with both bear and tourist seasons, and don't wish to go down that perilous road. The solution is obvious: simply ban tourists during bear season. Viola! Problem solved. Anyone have a better solution?
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Comments (10)
It is public land we are all entitled to use it. I love these groups always throwing out the safety card. They just disregard the fact there is no data to support their fears! Wont someone think of the children!!!!! :)
I was startled to see this court case is occurring on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe rather than the California side of the lake.
At a loss for words.
I dont see a problem. If you cant tell a bear from a person, you shouldnt be huntin',
I'm a big outdoors guy who grew up hunting and fishing but this is a really bad idea.
All of the bears in Nevada live near Lake Tahoe. I live here and the many trails around here are heavily used by hikers, bikers and runners as this is a huge tourist destination. On weekends it is sometimes like central park on the main trails - you'll see hundreds of people over the course of a day. There are LOTS of trails. It is nothing like the areas where I hunted in when younger. In many areas, you need permits to camp because of capacity limits.
Introducing hunters with guns into this environment is a bad idea. Hunters and the sport of hunting will get lots of bad press from the many tourists and I truly think it is an accident waiting to happen.
Hunting in a woods full of people, many of whom are tourists, is a lose-lose situation for all. Keep the hunt 20 miles away from Tahoe and no big deal.
Well TahoeGuy, we share are woods here in CT with hikers, biker, bird watchers, horseriders, school groups, etc. and haven't had an accident. In the state parks and forests it is posted that hunting season is going on. People can take appropriate precautions or choose not to use the forests. Most still do, often without even knowing the hunters are in there. I think you don't give the vast majority of hunters who are conscientous, law abiding good people enough credit. If they put on a safe and good hunt, with good relations with the "tourists," maybe they can show we are not the "boogeymen" some non-hunters and animal rights whactivists make us out to be.
this will be an ongoing issue until a bear takes a hiker. i wonder if more hikers are killed (maimed,wounded) by hunters or by bears?
Moser1980 - I grew up in Connecticut and have spent many days in the woods there. It is nothing like the environment here. The Tahoe area is the summer destination resort for Northern California and the Bay area. Hunting here would be like hunting in Central Park.
The Sierra mountain range is huge - hundreds of miles long. Tahoe is 50% California/50% Nevada. California has allowed Bear hunting for years. I've never heard of a hunter on the California side in the Tahoe area - most prefer to hunt in the vast far more secluded areas of the Sierras away from all the people.
It is ridiculous to think that the thousands of people who use the Tahoe forests each day should have to chose to "use or not use" the forests or "take precautions or chose not to use the forests" to benefit a tiny handful of hunters. Our economy, weak as it is, is highly dependent on tourism. Public opinion locally is overwhelmingly against this - and the "locals" are all outdoor oriented people. They are issuing a total of 65 bear licenses and only 20 bears can be taken. You don't need to have an incident to have a major impact on an area and it's economy. All you need to do is keep people away. We're dependent on all those city people coming here to enjoy the outdoors.
Open up the Sierra to hunters. Keep them 20 miles away from Tahoe.
too many tourists anyways
Anti Hunters are always looking for any reason they can come up with to stop a hunt. The more fear they can promote the happier they are. Hunting is a tried and true wildlife management tool. Nobody is going to shoot a person. Like countryboyhunter said, if you can't tell the difference between a person and a bear............lol
So can the whaaaa whaaaa anti hunter rhetoric or just move back to Connecticut will you "TahoeGuy"
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I was startled to see this court case is occurring on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe rather than the California side of the lake.
I dont see a problem. If you cant tell a bear from a person, you shouldnt be huntin',
Well TahoeGuy, we share are woods here in CT with hikers, biker, bird watchers, horseriders, school groups, etc. and haven't had an accident. In the state parks and forests it is posted that hunting season is going on. People can take appropriate precautions or choose not to use the forests. Most still do, often without even knowing the hunters are in there. I think you don't give the vast majority of hunters who are conscientous, law abiding good people enough credit. If they put on a safe and good hunt, with good relations with the "tourists," maybe they can show we are not the "boogeymen" some non-hunters and animal rights whactivists make us out to be.
It is public land we are all entitled to use it. I love these groups always throwing out the safety card. They just disregard the fact there is no data to support their fears! Wont someone think of the children!!!!! :)
At a loss for words.
this will be an ongoing issue until a bear takes a hiker. i wonder if more hikers are killed (maimed,wounded) by hunters or by bears?
too many tourists anyways
I'm a big outdoors guy who grew up hunting and fishing but this is a really bad idea.
All of the bears in Nevada live near Lake Tahoe. I live here and the many trails around here are heavily used by hikers, bikers and runners as this is a huge tourist destination. On weekends it is sometimes like central park on the main trails - you'll see hundreds of people over the course of a day. There are LOTS of trails. It is nothing like the areas where I hunted in when younger. In many areas, you need permits to camp because of capacity limits.
Introducing hunters with guns into this environment is a bad idea. Hunters and the sport of hunting will get lots of bad press from the many tourists and I truly think it is an accident waiting to happen.
Hunting in a woods full of people, many of whom are tourists, is a lose-lose situation for all. Keep the hunt 20 miles away from Tahoe and no big deal.
Moser1980 - I grew up in Connecticut and have spent many days in the woods there. It is nothing like the environment here. The Tahoe area is the summer destination resort for Northern California and the Bay area. Hunting here would be like hunting in Central Park.
The Sierra mountain range is huge - hundreds of miles long. Tahoe is 50% California/50% Nevada. California has allowed Bear hunting for years. I've never heard of a hunter on the California side in the Tahoe area - most prefer to hunt in the vast far more secluded areas of the Sierras away from all the people.
It is ridiculous to think that the thousands of people who use the Tahoe forests each day should have to chose to "use or not use" the forests or "take precautions or chose not to use the forests" to benefit a tiny handful of hunters. Our economy, weak as it is, is highly dependent on tourism. Public opinion locally is overwhelmingly against this - and the "locals" are all outdoor oriented people. They are issuing a total of 65 bear licenses and only 20 bears can be taken. You don't need to have an incident to have a major impact on an area and it's economy. All you need to do is keep people away. We're dependent on all those city people coming here to enjoy the outdoors.
Open up the Sierra to hunters. Keep them 20 miles away from Tahoe.
Anti Hunters are always looking for any reason they can come up with to stop a hunt. The more fear they can promote the happier they are. Hunting is a tried and true wildlife management tool. Nobody is going to shoot a person. Like countryboyhunter said, if you can't tell the difference between a person and a bear............lol
So can the whaaaa whaaaa anti hunter rhetoric or just move back to Connecticut will you "TahoeGuy"
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