I have a lot of outdoorsy hobbies, most people who are serious about camping and hiking and such are also pretty good about leaving no trace.
But there’s also a lot of people out there who aren’t serious about it, they just think it would be fun to go out in the woods and have a party or whatever and they leave a lot of litter, start fires in inappropriate places, etc.
And at least around me, that’s generally a pretty safe thing for them to do. Theres no really no large predators left for them to be concerned about.
And I sometimes think “maybe if we just reintroduced wolves, that might be enough to dissuade some of these assholes from making a mess in the great outdoors”
Those of us who spend a lot of time outside know there’s usually not too much to worry about as long as you’re taking some basic precautions, but almost every time I talk to a non-outdoorsy person, it seems like they’re always afraid of getting attacked by wolves or bears.
These are also the people that can’t figure out the bear proof trash cans at camp sites and provide hours of entertainment in their attempts to use them.
The overlap between a smart bear and a dumb human is actually pretty vast. Sometimes you gotta just accept that the dumb humans wont be able to figure it out in order to keep the smart bears out too.
Also,your ability to figure shit out when utterly exhausted is a lot different than your ability to figure shit out when wise awake. If you’ve just made a 27 hoor drive you’re going to be pretty unable to think too.
I have a lot of outdoorsy hobbies, most people who are serious about camping and hiking and such are also pretty good about leaving no trace.
But there’s also a lot of people out there who aren’t serious about it, they just think it would be fun to go out in the woods and have a party or whatever and they leave a lot of litter, start fires in inappropriate places, etc.
And at least around me, that’s generally a pretty safe thing for them to do. Theres no really no large predators left for them to be concerned about.
And I sometimes think “maybe if we just reintroduced wolves, that might be enough to dissuade some of these assholes from making a mess in the great outdoors”
Those of us who spend a lot of time outside know there’s usually not too much to worry about as long as you’re taking some basic precautions, but almost every time I talk to a non-outdoorsy person, it seems like they’re always afraid of getting attacked by wolves or bears.
A friends husband refused to go on a trip to Canada because he was convinced they would be attacked by bears. They were going to Toronto
I had a froend who was attacked by bears in toronto. Had a great time.
Were?
Some bar i think. This was years sgo.
it’s like talking to a US tourist as to why they never visit Australia; spiders, snakes, drop bears Crocs…
These are also the people that can’t figure out the bear proof trash cans at camp sites and provide hours of entertainment in their attempts to use them.
The overlap between a smart bear and a dumb human is actually pretty vast. Sometimes you gotta just accept that the dumb humans wont be able to figure it out in order to keep the smart bears out too.
Were?
Also,your ability to figure shit out when utterly exhausted is a lot different than your ability to figure shit out when wise awake. If you’ve just made a 27 hoor drive you’re going to be pretty unable to think too.