Beware 0f Grizzly attacks

[Lee Whitsel]

Wife and I just got home. 3 days of camping just outside 0f Yellowstone Park. WE watched last night as a griz was chasing elk around in a rancher's field as the bulls where chasing cows for breading all at the same time. The bears zero in on the bugle. They killed 1 elk the day before in the same field the next morning there where 5 griz eating it and they ate the whole elk in 1 morning's feast. They are after the herds killing of the bulls 0r trying t0 kill the bulls as they bred the cows. Be aware of this pattern and don't bugle that's what brings in griz for an easy kill. If you don't believe this read the story of Mark Matheny of UDAP bear spray how he got attacked while bugling and almost didn't live to bring about UDAP spray. most times griz attack from behind always look back in the woods out west. I only cow call and very little of it at all. This pic is out the windshield of our car in YNP. 3 bears chased my wife into the car while taking pics beside the road and we had no idea when we stopped there was any around till they charged form down hill up towards us. I yelled and she toke 0f for the car and my wife just got in and slammed the door and 3 bears when at the car door trying to get us. Noo joke here. Never say a 75 year old granny run so fast in your life. You would have thought she was trying out for Olympic track team........

 

[dellet]

Predator calling in grizzly country can be exciting!

Nothing dropping your pack to move forward into the wind, calling then going back to your pack and finding it torn open, and a fresh pile of grizzly apples

 

[Tommie]

Many tourists think Yellowstone is a petting zoo.

For real

 

[L.Sherm]

Many tourists think Yellowstone is a petting zoo.

For real

Glacier Park isn't any better.

 

[D Coots]

Many tourists think Yellowstone is a petting zoo.

For real

Don't pet the furry cattle....

 

[STS]

Lee, was that in the TM basin? Headed up there Sunday to take a look for some bears.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Near the park yes, theres ranges we just wouldnt go to because of the bears. In 10 years living in Mt. I never saw a griz. You may not be allowed to shoot them but many sss.

 

[Lee Whitsel]

Lee, was that in the TM basin? Headed up there Sunday to take a look for some bears.

Yes it was.... Thanks for not spelling that out. We camped at the camp ground in upper end of the valley and it was a very exciting trip. Will be back there again very shortly. This guy had his car window down and this big male stepped out of the bush's in from of his car with us behind him in YNP. It walked the whole way around his car sniffing his tires like a male dog then came to our car next our faces where only a few feet apart when he was beside my car door.

 

[L.Sherm]

I've had a couple close " encounters" in the dark while hunting both times scoped rifles is all I had not anymore, it really gets your blood pumping I care to not have anymore.
I've probably been not to far behind atleast a half dozen too.
Ole saucer paw.

 

[STS]

Yes it was.... Thanks for not spelling that out. We camped at the camp ground in upper end of the valley and it was a very exciting trip. Will be back there again very shortly. This guy had his car window down and this big male stepped out of the bush's in from of his car with us behind him in YNP. It walked the whole way around his car sniffing his tires like a male dog then came to our car next our faces where only a few feet apart when he was beside my car door.

Thanks for the reply. I kinda figured that's where you were. Thats's one of those places that is just so special it's important to protect it from getting too much attention. This big 'root digger' was in there year before last. I didn't get a chance to take any pics last year.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Wife and I just got home. 3 days of camping just outside 0f Yellowstone Park. WE watched last night as a griz was chasing elk around in a rancher's field as the bulls where chasing cows for breading all at the same time. The bears zero in on the bugle. They killed 1 elk the day before in the same field the next morning there where 5 griz eating it and they ate the whole elk in 1 morning's feast. They are after the herds killing of the bulls 0r trying t0 kill the bulls as they bred the cows. Be aware of this pattern and don't bugle that's what brings in griz for an easy kill. If you don't believe this read the story of Mark Matheny of UDAP bear spray how he got attacked while bugling and almost didn't live to bring about UDAP spray. most times griz attack from behind always look back in the woods out west. I only cow call and very little of it at all. This pic is out the windshield of our car in YNP. 3 bears chased my wife into the car while taking pics beside the road and we had no idea when we stopped there was any around till they charged form down hill up towards us. I yelled and she toke 0f for the car and my wife just got in and slammed the door and 3 bears when at the car door trying to get us. Noo joke here. Never say a 75 year old granny run so fast in your life. You would have thought she was trying out for Olympic track team........

 

[ohlongarmisle]

Called this guy in Polebridge, Montana, in a treestand calling coyotes. He made me, but stopped short of trying to come up 12 feet to my stand. Had he done so, he would have taken a 270-round in his head. We only hike in Montana with this guy or another one similar, he can make a bear at 5 miles, and keep him busy till I do my thing. Top folder Mossberg Maverick with magnum crush slugs.

 

[Lee Whitsel]

Lee, was that in the TM basin? Headed up there Sunday to take a look for some bears.

If you do go there watch out for a female griz with cubs. She is rare. She is a Black Phase Griz only 1 in 10 Grizz is a Black Phase. Looks like a big black bear but it is a Griz. was not able to get a good up close pick of her and her cubs. But we saw her 2 times in days.

 

[STS]

And today's bear count was......... drum roll please.......... 8 grizz and 3 black bears.

 

[jpjulian]

For those tree stand hunters.......The difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear..... the black bear will climb the tree to eat you.... the grizzly will knock the tree down to eat you...... Just a thought guys.....

 

[Kevin57]

I have seen them while hunting on horseback...The horse was not amused.

 

[Lee Whitsel]

For those tree stand hunters.......The difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear..... the black bear will climb the tree to eat you.... the grizzly will knock the tree down to eat you...... Just a thought guys.....

For those tree stand hunters.......The difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear..... the black bear will climb the tree to eat you.... the grizzly will knock the tree down to eat you...... Just a thought guys.....

 

[Lee Whitsel]

True, but when I was in Yellowstone National Park I had to take a bear safety training. One thing i remembered that shocked me was they had a grizzly leap up over 12' and pulled a person down and mauled them. If I remember correctly...

 

[L.Sherm]

I have seen them while hunting on horseback...The horse was not amused.

Horses don't take to kindly to moose either.

 

[209jones]

Certainly seem to be a lot more in BC and AB this year, probably 6-8 that I'm aware of this year. There agin too, with them not being hunted, there are just more bears too, along with a bunch of people not paying attention to warnings and their surroundings. I expect there are likely more bears seeing people, and not bothering with them, than people seeing bears too.