Quote Originally Posted by Hummer View Post
I have backpacked many time across the Flat Tops and met Basque sheepherders several times. My guess is that the .30-30 rifles are supplied by the permit holders, just as the camp trailers are.

And yes, the bears can move very fast.

But, but, but, does that mean the sheepherders have access to a rifle without completing a BCG? The horrors...