[pct-l] Yellowstone VS Yosemite and Rainier

[CMountainDave at aol.com (CMountainDave@xxxxxxx)]

In a message dated 6/16/03 9:35:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
csiechert@hotmail.com writes:

<< No need for canisters because there's a bear pole (or comparable hanging
 arrangement) at each designated campsite. Actually, it's a short distance
 away from the site, and its use is mandatory >>
Perhaps you can explain why the bears are so much smarter in the Sierras and 
are able to get hung food while the bears in Yellowstone who have far more 
experience at getting food from people, can't. There are plenty of designated 
spots in the Sierra. They don't use poles there because they don't work. 
Obviously, something else is at work here. Guess I'll just have to send an e-mail to 
Yellowstone for an explanation rather than rely on speculation. I'm guessing 
they harass problem bears until they get the message that humans mean trouble, 
while the Sierra people see having more regulations as a cheap, easy "solution 
to the problem. Face it. They view the user  as the problem, not their 
management.
 Read my last post again for an explanation of the Yellowstone restrictions 
on off trail travel. Yellowstone is America's equivalent of the African 
Savannah. The Sierra's ain't.