Bears, ecologists argued, should eat berries, nuts, elk — not leftover Twinkies. In 1970, the park finally shut down the landfills for good. By then, though, grizzlies were in deep trouble.

Gene got in the first shot. He belted the bear in the shoulder with a 180- grain Core-Lokt bullet from his .30/06 and the grizzly dropped off the log with a bellow that shook the ground. But he didn’t ...

Finding ways to coexist with grizzly bears in Montana A man shot and killed a grizzly bear in Montana after the animal charged at him at close range, wildlife officials said Monday. The man was ...

This story, “Attacked by a Grizzly,” appeared in the March 1983 issue of Outdoor Life. The grizzly bounded down the mountainside straight at me. Its head was low to the ground and it was growling all ...

His body was found Wednesday morning about 130 yards from the elk. He was the first hunter killed by a grizzly bear since 1956, when a man was killed by a wounded bear in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

From the When wildlife goes wild - Montana edition series Nov 21, 2016 Nov 21, 2016Updated Aug 8, 2018 0 Grizzly bear National Park Service ...

GREAT FALLS - Wildlife authorities say an elk hunter from Kalispell shot and killed a charging grizzly bear in the Badger-Two Medicine area on the Rocky Mountain Front.