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elstaffe is on page 142 of 288
"Figuring that was enough bears, the department decided to bring the numbers down by encouraging more people to hunt bears for more days of the year. The plan of New Hampshire's bureaucrats was to stabilize the number at 5,100.
But the plan of New Hampshire's bears was slightly different: to make a
thousand more bears.
The bears prevailed. Between 2006 and 2013, their ranks increased by
another 1,140 animals." (142)
Mar 08, 2026 02:18PM
A Libertarian Walks into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)

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elstaffe is on page 53 of 288
"Soon after moving to town in 2008, Ploszaj (it's pronounced rarely) decided to hike a trail from Hardy Hill Road to the Pinnacle, a high peak that overlooks the valley in which Grafton is situated. Ploszaj (really, it's pronounced 'PLO-zhay')" (53) big talk from a man with the last name Hongoltz-Hetling
Mar 07, 2026 12:46PM
A Libertarian Walks into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)


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elstaffe is on page 38 of 288
"Like many Free Towners, Babiarz implied that it was grossly unfair for people to judge the Free Town Project by the views expressed on the Free Town Project website." (38)
Mar 07, 2026 12:45PM
A Libertarian Walks into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)


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elstaffe is on page 2 of 288
"But in fact, I was to learn, the town's longtime Graftonites, libertarian liberators, and bears of unusual enterprise were connected by far more than the dirt roads wending through its wild hills and valleys." (2) if that's not a Princess Bride reference...inconceivable
Mar 07, 2026 12:44PM
A Libertarian Walks into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)


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