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Hunting guide Mark Uptain was killed by a bear in Wyoming while helping a hunter pack an elk. Screen capture GoFundMe by Rauli Perry
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Bears showed ‘abnormal behavior’ in attack that killed hunting guide, Wyoming official says
Two grizzly bears that officials believe killed a hunting guide and mauled a hunter showed “abnormal behavior” during the attack, a Wyoming wildlife official told the Jackson Hole News & Guide.
The bears — a mother and her grown cub — were aggressive during the Friday afternoon attack near the border of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, wildlife officials said, according to USA Today.
“The behavior exhibited by these bears is abnormal behavior for a family group,” Brad Hovinga with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department told the News & Guide. “It’s not typically how we…
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No, the bears were behaving normally, with all the ingredients to invoke an attack: likely a mutual interest and stake in the elk carcass, sow with cub, surprise, human encroachment.
No, the bears were behaving normally, with all the ingredients to invoke an attack: likely a mutual interest and stake in the elk carcass, sow with cub, surprise, human encroachment.
That’s normal.