Herd of grizz

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Small "herd" of Grizzlies this morning. Almost a weekly thing nowadays that one of the towns has a herd pass through.

609K views · 8.4K reactions | Headed to Valier this morning to look at a project we will be starting soon and spotted a herd of bears about a mile or two south of the Pendroy turnoff… | Dylan Isakson

Headed to Valier this morning to look at a project we will be starting soon and spotted a herd of bears about a mile or two south of the Pendroy turnoff…

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[Carl 9.3x62]

Wow

 

[INMT]

Reads like a page out of the Lewis and Clark journals.

 

[ODarrow]

That’s awesome!

 

[JMG]

Can you imagine being out in the wide-open antelope hunting and you crest a hill with seven grizzly bears right in front of you. Or some cowboy/cowgirl out working fence or cows.

 

[Hammsolo]

AI is amazing and terrifying at the same time.

 

[Straight Arrow]

AI is amazing and terrifying at the same time.

'Don't believe that is AI generated. There was a factual news story earlier this year of a rancher reporting several griz at their place near Pendroy. Next day Montana FWP searched and found the herd was even larger than first spotted. It seems unusual for griz to run in packs, but this is certainly an unusual year.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

AI is amazing and terrifying at the same time.

Considering fish and game just flushed 10 bears out of some low land brush with exploding rounds a little over a month ago in the same general area im guessing this isn't Ai.

 

[Gerald Martin]

I’d be interested in understanding this dynamic of how multiple sows and cubs seem to hang together in that open prairie country. I’ve never seen anything like this among grizzlies in the mountains.

I’ve seen bears tolerate close proximity to each other at a concentrated food source but these sightings seem to indicate that these bears are together more than that.

I wonder if it has to do with there being less security cover in that area and bears are concentrated enough to where they spend enough time in proximity and learn a social dynamic that makes them comfortable or prefer to stay together?

 

[300stw]

looks like a good place when we get some tags to hunt them,,,

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I’d be interested in understanding this dynamic of how multiple sows and cubs seem to hang together in that open prairie country. I’ve never seen anything like this among grizzlies in the mountains.

I’ve seen bears tolerate close proximity to each other at a concentrated food source but these sightings seem to indicate that these bears are together more than that.

I wonder if it has to do with there being less security cover in that area and bears are concentrated enough to where they spend enough time in proximity and learn a social dynamic that makes them comfortable or prefer to stay together?

Fish and game thinks they could be siblings that each have cubs and hang together. I read that tho in an article, the bear conflict manager didnt say that to me directly.

 

[Irrelevant]

Holy crap. That's crazy

 

[JMG]

I’d be interested in understanding this dynamic of how multiple sows and cubs seem to hang together in that open prairie country. I’ve never seen anything like this among grizzlies in the mountains.

I’ve seen bears tolerate close proximity to each other at a concentrated food source but these sightings seem to indicate that these bears are together more than that.

I wonder if it has to do with there being less security cover in that area and bears are concentrated enough to where they spend enough time in proximity and learn a social dynamic that makes them comfortable or prefer to stay together?

The other interesting observation (from this video or other like regarding "grizzly bears out and away from the Rocky Mtn. Front) is ... they appear to be well fed. So, they appear to be in good physical condition. I wonder what they are feeding on out in the plains/prairie?