[pct-l] Bear Canisters: Good for Bear, not for Hungry Hiker?

[gary_schenk at verizon.net]

 On 08/12/14, Gail Van Velzer wrote:

Ned,
You hit the nail on the head! Through my study, I have found that there are 
many other ways to keep food away from bears; that the BC is not the only 
way. Why is it then, that the Forest Service beaurocrats who sit behind a 
desk and never get out there on a trail are making these decisions? 
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Because rangers absolutely hate shooting bears. Because there's only one sure fire way to protect bears from your food.

Anyone who allows a bear access to their food because they felt they were too special to obey the regulations, should be the one to shoot the bear.

Gary