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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grizzly-bear-surprise-attack-father-son-montana/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1hA grizzly bear seriously injured a father and son who were hunting in northern Montana in a "surprise" attack, wildlife officials said. The bear charged out of a thickly wooded area and attacked the two on a road Saturday near Smith Lake north of Whitefish Lake in the Flathead Valley, according to the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks state agency.
The hunters "sustained significant injuries" before they shot and killed the bear, the agency said in a statement. They were later flown to a hospital.
Investigators found a deer carcass nearby. They concluded the nearly 20-year-old female was defending the food and her cubs.
"Based on the evidence gathered at the scene and interviews with the victims, we believe this was a surprise encounter involving an adult female grizzly bear defending a food source and her offspring," FWP Regional Game Warden Captain Lee Anderson said.
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renate
(13,776 posts)1. I hope her cub is old enough to be okay
Poor mama bear and poor little cub or cubs.
Some pity for the hunters but not much. I dont wish them actual harm, but if their interest was in tracking and shooting theres always the option of shooting a picture. I dont understand what is fun about killing an animal.
Boogiemack
(1,406 posts)3. Yeah, because I am sure they needed the bear meat to survive.
eShirl
(18,479 posts)6. They were probably hunting for something else, like deer.
The Magistrate
(95,243 posts)2. Inclined To Pull for The Bear, Sir
Bear was just standing its ground against aggressive interlopers....
Raine
(30,540 posts)4. My sympathy is all for the mama bear
just protecting her babies.
Crunchy Frog
(26,578 posts)5. Poor cubs.