I guess we can call this the autumn of the grizzly?
Griz injures Togwotee hunter - Jackson Hole News&Guide: Local
Griz injures Togwotee hunter - Jackson Hole News&Guide: Local
Another hunter mauled
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RockyMtnMT
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Ursus arctos horribilis. The scientific name for grizzly bear. Notice the last part of the name. That was not on accident. The Lewis and Clark expedition had a tough time with them. I think we may be at a time where they do not have enough fear of man.
Steve
Steve
Perhaps?
Or maybe a lot of people are doing a lot of stupid stuff in grizzly country?
Or maybe a lot of people are doing a lot of stupid stuff in grizzly country?
wyowinchester
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Either way. We need a Grizzly season. There's more over there then the Gov. is saying.
codyadams
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Yep. I'm gonna go ahead and look for a dead elk carcass that has sat over night in grizzly country where there has already been one an attack. Without a weapon.
DARWINISM IS ALIVE AND WELL
DARWINISM IS ALIVE AND WELL
Exactly! lightbulb
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We have some areas here in MT that the bears head toward gun shots knowing that there is a meal at the end. They recommend one person standing guard while the other dresses the animal. This wasn't going on when I was a kid. At least I don't remember it.
Steve
Steve
That happens here in Grand Teton National Park also
Catahoula
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I live in Idaho Falls, ID & hunt deer, elk & black bear near the SW corner of Yellowstone Park. Grizzly bears are on your mind all the time. Black bears & mule deer are my main goal. I despise elk hunting but will shoot one if it walks over to my truck & drops the tailgate!!! (They taste good but are as dumb as an onion)
Anyway, they are a concern. One of my best friends is a government hunter in MT. He deals with them all the time. He says bear spray works. I carry a rifle and spray. It will be a very long time before the public can hunt Grizz. When you live & hunt in Grizz country you just deal with it. My hunting buddy & I have called black bears with a predator call here. Knowing a Grizz could run in at any time makes this a bit tense. It sure is cool to watch a black bear come bouncing in holding his head high. You realize quickly that it is not a red fox coming to your call.
Thanks, Kirk
Anyway, they are a concern. One of my best friends is a government hunter in MT. He deals with them all the time. He says bear spray works. I carry a rifle and spray. It will be a very long time before the public can hunt Grizz. When you live & hunt in Grizz country you just deal with it. My hunting buddy & I have called black bears with a predator call here. Knowing a Grizz could run in at any time makes this a bit tense. It sure is cool to watch a black bear come bouncing in holding his head high. You realize quickly that it is not a red fox coming to your call.
Thanks, Kirk
codyadams
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I know Wyoming has been talking about a grizzly season. It may come sooner than expected
SansSouci
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I hope to God it's true.
Bears that have no fear of humans are dangerous. I know that this will cause PITA to become undone: humans are at the top of the list. No bear equals the life of a human being. While I've never killed a bear, nor do I have desire to kill a bear, I would stand 100% behind anyone who has killed any bear in self-defense or defense of another.
I hunt south and south/east of Grand Teton National Park. I don't deal with the grizzly presence that they do up north and east of GTNP. That said I did see a grizz last weekend at about 700yds while glassing. They're always in the back of my mind when calling when I'm anywhere close to home.
If the numbers are there we should get at least a trophy season.
If the numbers are there we should get at least a trophy season.
codyadams
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You hunting the grays? Had a buddy of mine there a few days ago, said there was a foot of snow and didn't see a single deer, went a little lower and him and his dad both ended up getting 180-190" deer. Lucky buggers...
