Island Park man shoots grizzly after it charges girlfriend

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On nan nighttime of June 6, an Island Park resident changeable and killed a yearling antheral grizzly arsenic it charged nan man’s woman successful beforehand of their location adjacent Last Chance.

The man said he and his woman were exiting their conveyance and heading into nan location erstwhile she screamed, drafting his attraction to a carnivore moving successful her direction. The man was removing items from nan vehicle, which included a shotgun that he was capable to raise and occurrence toward nan bear, causing it to move and tally away.

Idaho Department of Fish and Game responded to nan segment upon receiving a telephone astir a dormant carnivore adjacent nan roadway. After a thorough investigation, it was wished that nan homeowner acted successful defense-of-life during a astonishment brushwood pinch nan carnivore from a short distance.
Grizzly bears are protected nether authorities and national law, and Fish and Game would for illustration to punctual group that grizzly bears whitethorn beryllium encountered successful nan Greater Yellowstone area arsenic good arsenic successful northbound Idaho.

Here are immoderate bully reminders erstwhile surviving successful grizzly country:

· Properly dispose of attractants, including trash and compost.
· Securely shop food, garbage, beehives, atom spills, scented products and different attractants successful a bear-resistant place.
· Keep pet nutrient secured arsenic you do your own. Bears for illustration pet nutrient arsenic overmuch arsenic your pet does.
· Many attractants tin beryllium secured successful hard-sided buildings pinch 4 walls, a tile and locking door.
· Avoid filling vertebrate feeders until wintertime.
· Do not hide aliases propulsion garbage into nan adjacent woods.
· Make judge to cleanable your grills and support them successful a building, if possible.