Issues with Seasonal Use
Proposed time for opening additional roads
Coincides with summer berry season
Serviceberries, Chokecherries, Hawthorn, Kinikinik
Precisely when lands most valuable and most used by bears
Precisely the wrong time to increase use
Motorized use in particular
Campers, kids and bears in berry patches don't mix
Majority of grizzly losses due to human interactions
Highest mortality rate is in July
Makes no sense to funnel people into areas frequented by bears
Increasing MV use runs counter to other BF Challenge efforts
Successful conflict reduction via carcass and boneyard removal
Neighborhood watch program