Children please.... Bears have problems ALL OVER the sierra, yosemite, lake tahoe, donner summit, sierra buttes, all the way to lassen, then its the cascades, but the bears dont check the regs or understand boundrys, there range is vast and fueled by food and rage(like me). You must understand that for years problem bears have been relocated all over, I think the budget stopped that, but lets at least talk about obeying the law, otherwise is conspiracy, and downright foolish. Smart lawbeakers are quiet, but thats as rare as respect on websites.......I see bears all the time, its just the way it is, and how about the backpackers who have had there packs ripped off there backs and killed, oh those were 5 or so miles off the pct, so I guess its not a pct stat, my bad, please excuse my non pct view.

Stay legal, or thru hikes will become extinct, and I will be mad as a bear on steriods with the taste of blood(just joking.....).

"It really tied the room together" the dude.