An archery hunter killed a sow grizzly and wounded her sub-adult cub this week on the Rocky Mountain Front.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists later found the cub, which was euthanized because of the severity of its injuries.

Here’s how Montana FWP described the incident in a written account on Thursday:

The hunter was in thick brush along a creek bottom in the Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area.

He encountered the sow, and shot and killed the bruin with a pistol. He also shot and wounded a 2-year-old cub. A second cub was in the area but was not shot.

The circumstances surrounding the shootings are under investigation by Montana FWP and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

State officlals also encouraged other hunters in…