I am glad to see there are so many extremely competent bear shooters out there. I now know who to go camping with.
Sorry Steveno, whether it is in the lower 48 or in Alaska, the same rules apply. Also, they are very concerned with grizzlies in Alaska, not just the lower 48.
Even so, the grizzly, U. arctos horribilis is NOT endangered. It is currently listed as threatened.
http://ecos.fws.gov/species_profile/...le?spcode=A001
Plus, there is a "non-essential" experimental population in Idaho and Montana.
Most people don't know or realize the subtle differences between a brown bear and a grizzly and the differences are subtle. In fact, current taxonomy holds them as the same species, but different subspecies.