Hunter Attacked By Bear Near Gardiner

An archery hunter was attacked by a grizzly bear Saturday near Gardiner, sustaining wounds to his arm and face. The hunter and his partner were in the Beattie Gulch area and surprised a sow and cub at very close range. The sow charged and attacked the lead hunter before he could deploy the bear spray he was carrying, but the partner used his bear spray to stop the attack. The bear turned its attention to the partner, who sprayed it again, and the two bears fled the area. The bear’s response was normal given that it was a sow with a cub and the encounter happened at very close range. The 57-year-old hunter was taken to the hospital in Livingston and then transferred to Bozeman where he underwent surgery to his broken arm. Wyoming Fish and Game cautions hunters that they should expect grizzly bears to be active through hunting season anywhere in the western half of Montana.

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