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  • Area north of Gardiner closed due to bear activity

    Ralph Maughan

    Too many griz were feeding on gut piles from past hunters- The Beattie Gulch area on the Gallatin N.F. has been closed to hunting by the Forest Service. Larry Thorngren reported to us the other day that this gathering of grizzly bears was taking place. Hunters have been mauled before in Beattie Gulch, e.g., two…

  • Shot grizzly bear was 399's cub

    Ralph Maughan

    Bear shot next to gut pile near Ditch Creek, WY was one of the famous cubs of GB399. There has already been one post on this, long debates, and one person removed from posting over this incident. The dead cub (no longer a cub when shot) was confirmed as one of 399’s three cubs. Story.…

  • State and federal bear offcials to meet and discuss Molloy's ruling adding griz back to list

    Ralph Maughan

    Meeting on how to respond to the relisting of Yellowstone area griz set for Oct. 28-9- Hopefully they will do more than complain and say the judge was wrong. Story. Associated Press.

  • A second story. Pheasant hunter shoots grizzly sow

    Ralph Maughan

    The 3 cubs were in good shape and couldn’t be trapped. In addition, there is yet another sow with 3 cubs in the area! Rather than some marginal glade far from grizzly country (the Eldorado Grove), this sounds like grizzly central at this time of year where the bears are fat and cubs do well.…

  • B.C. grizzly, possible predatory attack on 2 men in tent

    Ralph Maughan

    Hunters survive night attack in Purcell Mountains. Hiked 5 kilometers back to truck after attack- Two lucky hunters survived what sounds to me like a half-hearted predatory attack by a female grizzly. There is evidence that they had been followed by two grizzlies earlier that day. I say “half-hearted” because they would not have survived…

  • Bird hunter kills sow grizzly north of Choteau

    Ralph Maughan

    Unfortunately she had three cubs- Choteau (show toe). This took place on the plains on the Rocky Mountain Front. Despite the mention of Teton County, it is Teton County, Montana not Teton County, Wyoming or Idaho. This pheasant hunter was from Alaska. Story: Bird hunter kills sow grizzly north of Choteau. Choteau Arcantha. The grizzly…

  • Griz attacks hunter; hunter's companion shoots at bear, hits other hunter

    Ralph Maughan

    No word on the condition of shot hunter in incident near Cooke City, MT- I’m surprised this hasn’t happened more often. The news story so far is sketchy. Here is a little more (newer) information. Man Attacked by bear near Cooke City, MT.

  • Into the Wild

    Ralph Maughan

    Camping deep in Yellowstone Park’s backcountry- Although titled after the movie about the young man who perished in Alaska’s Wilderness, this feature is by a man who ventured into the Park’s deep backcountry. For those of us who have done this multiple times, such as myself, this is hardly extraordinary, but for those who haven’t…

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