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Grizzly In Central MT

I Luv Herfrds

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A grizzly bear was spotted last night outside of Fort Benton (Around 20 miles west of us.)
It was along the Teton River and north of Highway 223. we know the family that lives there. They took some pictures of the bear. He was around 150 yards from their house.

Haven't had a grizzly in this area in over 60 years.
FWP is trying to find it and trap it before it gets into trouble.
Should be interesting.
Had a pilot with a deputy flying around today trying to find it. No sign. It could be any where.
 

kolanuraven

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I Luv Herfrds said:
No I think it is one of 2 that were spotted a couple of weeks ago east of Conrad or Choteau.


I was near Choteau about 10 yrs ago....camping in a tee pee on a dig site.


Went around the back of the tent.....it had rained....and there in the mud was a HUGE 'griz' track.


I don't know when it got there......we all got out of there pretty fast that day!!! :lol: :lol:
 
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Anonymous

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You keep those grizzlies over there...I'd hate for the bunnyhuggers to realize that grizzlies were originally all over the plains (Lewis and Clark saw thier first grizzly (white bears they called them) tracks in SD and ND- and killed the first one on the Big Muddy Creek south of Big Muddy Ranchers in eastern Montana near what would now be Antelope MT) ---and start thinking we need to reestablish them too :shock:


Lone grizzly spotted north of Fort Benton
By Gazette News Services

A grizzly bear has been spotted on the Teton River in Chouteau County north of Fort Benton, about 100 miles east of the Rocky Mountain Front, Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials announced Monday.

The bear was first sighted by a landowner last week along the Teton north of Great Falls, said Wendy Kamm, FWP game warden.

Then, Sunday night, a Chouteau County sheriff's deputy and a trooper with the Montana Highway Patrol saw the animal downstream at the Highway 223 bridge, north of Fort Benton.

"It appears to be headed downstream," Kamm said, adding that it appears to be a lone bear. The bear has caused no problems, but state officials are concerned.

"We would like the bear to turn around and go back," Kamm said. "Otherwise, if we can get the bear into an area where we can trap it, we will move it back to the mountains."

But first officials must find the wandering animal.

"We've been all over the countryside looking for it," Kamm said, "and up in the air with airplanes today, but we haven't spotted it yet."

Anyone seeing the bear is urged to call the Chouteau County Sheriff's Office or FWP at 800-TIPMONT.
 

leanin' H

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You probably still pack a teddy bear BMR! :wink:

Hey Oldtimer! When the liberals you like so much re-introduce grizzlys and wolves and spotted owls and bonneville chubs and desert tortoise everywhere, where do ya plan to run cows? :wink:
 

I Luv Herfrds

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Too late, it's in trouble now. Killed a sheep. They have brought in the culvert trap and are hoping to catch it tonight.
Need to kill it now. They think they can take it back to the mountains and release it. Guess what, the dang thing will come back. It found heaven. Lots of food little numbers of people and no competition from other bears. It'll be back.

It was spotted crossing the Teton river and is now hanging around the town of Loma. (16 miles north west of us.) Almost to the Missouri River. Might already be there.
 

gcreekrch

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Truth to be known they have probably already relocated it from somewhere else and it is finding it's way back. If the owner of the sheep was to sit up tonight there would be no more problem with that one.

It's too bad that we can't use FW burocrats for bear and wolf bait but apparently they taste like s...(not nice) Most all of them are the ultimate in arrogant stupidity.
 

I Luv Herfrds

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Well they trapped it. Heard that this morning.

Apparently there has been quite a few bears coming out of the mountains and down on the plains this year. They think it is due to the late spring.
 

gcreekrch

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It is probably more due to an increase in population and the dominant bears are chasing the lesser ones to new areas. Unless the "bear areas" are thinned out occasionally you will see more of them where they are not wanted. They should "relocate" this one permanently or he will return to the easy picnic table.
 

kolanuraven

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We've got reports of black bears all over here in the last week.

A cousin had one tear across his front porch as he was on the phone.....neighbors dogs treed a teenager bear.


Lady in the bank saw a Momma with 2 itty bitty babies........another one got some bee hives across the ridge from me.


All these places are far enough apart that the single bears are not all sightings of the same bear.

Wonder what's up in the world of Ursidae
 

Denny

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We have Black Bears around here you rarely see them and they normally don't bother much. I about hit a 350# bear on sunday about a 100 miles north of here delivering a bull. My 15 year old daughter and I both have tags for this fall as does my AI Tech. How do you get great service from a Genex Rep take'em hunting. :wink:
 

I Luv Herfrds

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They are reporting that it is a 250# yearling male. They tagged, collared and microchipped him. They then released him back where he came from.
Figured he walked around 175 miles to get here.

Bet's on how long it takes him to come back? :wink:
 
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