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  • Hiker with pistol and spray survives encounter with grizzly sow with cubs

    Ralph Maughan

    Boise, Idaho man said attack happened too fast to use either when he surprised the bears- Fortunately he was able to walk 4 miles to the trailhead. Update: the original story has been replaced by a much more detailed one below. Boise man in hospital following griz attack. By Karin Ronnow. Bozeman Chronicle Staff Writer…

  • Grizzlies flunk test to open new kind of camp cooler

    Ralph Maughan

    Breaking and entering experts at West Yellowstone Wolf and Grizzly Discovery Center can’t open (or smash) new coolers- Although the problem solving can be tough for the bears at the Discovery Center, they usually manage to pry open, squash, or mangle a food container given them, but certain coolers made by Yeti Coolers and by…

  • Yellowstone bears emerging from slumber

    Ken Cole

    It’s that time of year again. Yellowstone bears emerging from slumber Associated Press

  • Bold bruins bedevil hunters

    Ralph Maughan

    Bold bruins bedevil hunters. By Mark Henckel. Billings Gazette (reprinted in Helena Independent Record). One critical point Henkel makes is to be sure you hang your carcass well away from the gut pile. Bears actually prefer the organs. Their tastes are not the same as ours. I don’t buy the notion that the grizzly bears…

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