1965 Editorial by Al Hobart – Smokey, the Disappearing Bear

Sept. 23, 1965

1965 Editor’s note: Al Hobart, the man from Winding Trails, Don Lewis, and myself were discussing bear hunters the other day and the subject matter turned to the approaching extinction of the species.  With commercial hunters from California, where bear hunting is only allowed for a short season, coming to our Valley to train dogs — and kill bears — the pair were concerned with the animal’s future.

Hobart, who has probably…