Montana hunter reports killing grizzly bear in self-defense

[Greyman]

A hunter in Montana says he shot and killed a grizzly bear in self-defense on Saturday.

Montana hunter reports killing grizzly bear in self-defense

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks say the incident is being investigated, as are two other instances of grizzly mortalities in the West Yellowstone area.

www.foxnews.com

 

[SFC B]

Seems like the bears are really coming to the "boom" dinner bells. Be careful out there!!!

 

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Seems like the bears are really coming to the "boom" dinner bells. Be careful out there!!!

Have any of these incidents involved rifle killed elk?

 

[Baticus]

Have any of these incidents involved rifle killed elk?

Here in Alberta there have been a few reports. I know of one guy that had a griz trying to take the a rear quarter of elk out of the box of his truck. He did manage to scare it off with a couple shots into the ground. IMO that should have been a dead bear.

I don't know what issues you lot south of the 49th face, but up here its very stringent on grizzly deaths. Especially self defense related deaths. It appears as though, if its not a front on shot(head or chest) they result in fines, and hunting suspensions. Unfortunately that's resulting in the old saying of S.S.S.

 

[Gerald Martin]

When multiple bear attacks over multiple years involve some of the exact places you like to hunt, at what point do you consider changing locations? - asking for a friend.....

 

[BuzzH]

When multiple bear attacks over multiple years involve some of the exact places you like to hunt, at what point do you consider changing locations? - asking for a friend.....

How big are the elk in that area?...also asking for a friend.

 

[Straight Arrow]

How big are the elk in that area?...also asking for a friend.

Really big! But when the griz started showing up in larger numbers, resulting in more conflicts in the Gravelly's and up Taylor Fork north of Yellowstone, many archery hunters stopped sneaking around in those dense forests ... at least that's what a friend told me.

 

[daltrix99]

Wow so is that six separate Grizzly encounters/attacks in SW Montana this fall? Four in the Gravellys, two in W Yellowstone? That's more in one fall than I can ever remember.

Anyone have an idea as to how much Grizzly movement there has been into the Snowcrests from the Gravellys?

 

[thusby]

Hope he got the bad bear in the Gravellys.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

... Seems like it's too crowded up there, I suggest MT bring some of their excess bears down here.

CPAW came up with this sweet map of where they should be cut loose, shaded orange.

 

[bushman13]

... Seems like it's too crowded up there, I suggest MT bring some of there excess bears down here.

CPAW came up with this sweet map of where they should be cut loose, shaded orange.
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Ha. just what OTC elk need, to be more skittish

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Ha. just what OTC elk need, to be more skittish

What they need is fewer hunters.....

 

[HighDesertSage]

Ha. just what OTC elk need, to be more skittish

Or less adventure sandals and OACF

 

[Gerald Martin]

How big are the elk in that area?...also asking for a friend.

Not big enough in Eureka Basin to justify a serious chewing on.

 

[ismith]

I’ve heard that the g bears look for 6 plates and out-of-staters.

 

[88man]

... Seems like it's too crowded up there, I suggest MT bring some of their excess bears down here.

CPAW came up with this sweet map of where they should be cut loose, shaded orange.
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Do you want the wolves before or after the bear delivery?

 

[ZBB]

... Seems like it's too crowded up there, I suggest MT bring some of their excess bears down here.

CPAW came up with this sweet map of where they should be cut loose, shaded orange.
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At the rate I saw people signing the wolf petition last night at the zoo in Colorado spring, there’s going to be a different critter to blame in those units.
88man and I posted at the same time

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Do you want the wolves before or after the bear delivery?

If wolves want to walk down here that's fine with me, but the only bucket biology I want to see is with a couple hundred bears so I don't have to deal with the flat brim army every fall.

 

[MT_Chad]

If wolves want to walk down here that's fine with me, but the only bucket biology I want to see is with a couple hundred bears so I don't have to deal with the flat brim army every fall.

A heavy dose of Grizzlies does help thin out hunters. My favorite western montana elk spot has a lot of bears and I have never seen people in my favorite hell hole.

 

[ismith]

I imagine this will be the new norm. Bears will be killed, there is just no room for the pre 1492 estimated population of 50,000 bears.