2 bears harvested so far in Nevada's bear season
http://www.rgj.com/article/20110821/NEWS/110821013
I'm sort of torn on this. I don't understand the allure of hunting, but I'm not one who wants to see the activity banned for those who do.
The area of the hunt isn't exclusively in the Tahoe Basin, but I understand it includes parts that could be considered the Sierra such as the Carson Range. A lot of these bears are conditioned to being around humans, and might have lost their inherent fear of people. It sort of reminds me of the hunt opened at the preserve portion of Katmai National Park and Preserve, where the brown bears are so used to being viewed by humans or being around people fishing that they make few attempts to avoid people. Some equated it to hunting captive animals let out of a cage.