Purcell Mountains
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Rare grizzly of the Cabinet-Yaak, wounded, apparently turns on hunter’s partner and kills him- Note that the story below has been superseded. The hunter who ended up dead was shot by his partner as the grizzly attacked him. The bullet was, of course, likely meant for the bear. Matters are still being investigated as of…
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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…