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TransRational t1_iwy1ib0 wrote

I hiked the PCT this past year and every town I went to spoke about how natural food resources for bears was incredibly low the past couple years due to a number of contributing factors such as wild fire burnout areas and drought. That same year we saw the rise of 'Hank the Tank' and his cohorts of 500lb bears raiding homes over the winter season instead of hibernating.

I'm in no way an expert and I trust the wildlife commission to get things right, but I would think by limiting their numbers there would be more food for the remaining bears who would stay in the woods rather than raid homes and garbage cans and risk being shot (although I think Hank got away).

On a tangent, just thinking about Hank and being a bit stoned right now.. that bear was a straight up gangster. He was huge! And whereas a lot of other bears went to ground and hibernated and got skinnier, he came out in the spring nice and fat.. probably strutting his stuff to all the lady bears. But hopefully his primal nature took control of him and he doesn't come around again this winter.

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eyeoxe t1_iwy021i wrote

Living near the Columbia river can be such a mixed bag. Some spots lovely, some spots riddled with crime/ drug culture. Hope you found one of the good spots. Sort of looks like up near Tri-cities. Watch out for that Hanford☢️ glow, it all goes downstream.

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