National Park Info
docedwards
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I will be visiting Yellowstone, Teton, and Glacier next year. In addition to online and other research that I'm doing I would appreciate some tips from any frequent visitors. We will not be camping or taking any long hikes, but still want to see as much wildlife as possible and have some experiences that first-timers might miss. We'll fly into SLC and rent a car. Would also like suggestions on dining, (Jackson, etc), and a good spotting scope. Thanks.
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yellowstone was once a super volcano. the whole park is actually the crater of an exploded volcano.
Beat me to it...
+1, go armed. I've encountered bears in the upper portion of yosemite and have seen maountain lions about 400 yds away. They may pay you no mind, but tis' always better to have an option.
Yellowstone is actually still a supervolcano. The magma chamber under yellowstone is shifting which may indicate that its close to going off again (close as in the next 10,000 years).
"Well I'm sorry officer, he looked like he was charging us"...
I will have to look thru some old pictures to see if I can find the one of the Grizzlies that were eating right off the side of the road in Jasper National Park when I used to live in Alberta. In this one picture the male looks up and has a piece of grass sticking out between his teeth. Looks awesome.
Can't imagine a bunch of armed campers "protecting" themselves from "wild animals" when they are camping in "the bush", which is what we refer to wilderness as here.
They actually outlawed it here for a little bit but it's legal again. It's written wierd. It's legal to carry but not discharge. So self defense purposes only. "Bush", "Wild Animals"...come on Dougie
Encountering an animal that could logically be labeled a threat worthy of elimination (bears, etc) in a national park is most likely going to happen in an area already heavy with human traffic, and in such an instance it would be rather difficult to get away with shooting one for no reason and getting away with it via some excuse. In the actual wilderness, most animals are going to be far more afraid of you than you are of them, and getting a chance to easily shoot one, lawfully or otherwise, would be a rare occurence.
Hunting is a heavily regulated world here, especially on federally alloted land. It isn't a free-for-all run 'n gun for whatever might be lurking in the woods.
You got the "you guy's" as referring to Americans as right, after that? ALL WRONG.
The point I was making was what Jetmech got out of it. I never even thought of it from a poaching point of view. I was looking at it from the view of someone who has lived in or very near wilderness most of my life, who sees that a lot of Americans have guns. That means given the population of any given country, that there are a LOT of tools running around with those guns. It is a question of percentages... you can't all be upstanding knowledgeable gun owners.
When someone like that meets a wild animal, particularly a predatory animal, things like size, distance, and even intent can get all confused. This is usually a VERY bad situation... for the wild animal.
Plenty of people are attacked or have an encounter with animals in National Park's, because they don't understand animals and things like safety zone allowances.
My comments were directed to these kinds of people, NOT poachers. Poachers are pieces of sh it that will kill an animal for whatever twisted reason outside of the rules and regulations of the State or Province. I guess maybe poaching in the Parks is a problem in the US? It happens here (more way in the back country, miles from where people ever go) but with plenty of wilderness it isn't such a problem.
You assumed I was saying something different. Your assumptions were wrong. You seemed to take it personal, and that is the only reason I took the time to try to explain my position. I did NOT say anything offensive. You assumed I did, and then GOT offended, it seemed. Hope that clears that up lol.
I misunderstood your initial point yes, but I still believe my point stands. The number of times firearms are used (or not used) properly in national parks, vastly outweighs the few occurences where one is used improperly or in the wrong hands.