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Antler-hunter shoots, kills grizzly near Wolf Creek • Daily Montanan [1]

['Nicole Girten', 'Keila Szpaller', 'Jacob Fischler', 'Blair Miller', 'More From Author', '- May']

Date: 2024-05 

A man shot and killed a 300 lb. female grizzly bear who was accompanied by a cub last week near Wolf Creek. He was not carrying bear spray, and the state is looking to place the cub in a zoo.

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said the man was searching for shed antlers on April 25 on private land northwest of Wolf Creek. He was walking along a ridge with his two dogs when he found a fresh grizzly bear track in a snow patch, and shortly after saw the grizzly bear 20 yards away.

FWP said the bear then dropped to all four legs and charged the man, who drew his handgun. The man fired five shots from about 30 feet to 20 feet from the grizzly, with one shot grazing the bear, and another hitting and killing it. The man was not injured.

The grizzly was 12 years old and was in good condition and was with a single cub-of-the-year, meaning the cub was less than a year old. FWP took the cub to the department’s wildlife rehabilitation center in Helena. The department is looking to place the cub at an accredited zoo.

The incident remains under investigation by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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