I still wonder if an aggressive counter assult spray attack on the bears the lst part of the season when they start coming out would solve the problem? It would have to be kept up to condition the bears that they are not wanted in the area.
Homeowners in our our area where we initially get alot of bears have done this and we do not see any bears after a few sessions with the counter assult spray.
Of course the question then would be: where would the bears go, up the trail to where people camp, or down into Lone Pine. Perhaps neither is better than the present situation. I do not know the answer and maybe people really do enjoy seeing the bears as long as they carefully lock up the food in the proper bear boxes, but I suspect this is not the case and a major part of the problem.
