Hunters shoot, kill grizzly bear. Idaho Fish and Game says it was in self-defense

Exposing the Big Game's avatarCommittee to Abolish Sport Hunting Blog

Idaho Statesman logoNicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman

Idaho

  Published at 12:09 pm, June 21, 2022  | Updated at 12:09 pm, June 21, 2022

SHARE THIS

Yellowstone Grizzly

BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Hunters in north Idaho shot and killed a grizzly bear earlier this month in self-defense, according toan Idaho Department of Fish and Game news release.

Fish and Game said the hunters were pursuing black bears in the Ruby Creek area southwest of Bonners Ferry on June 8. The hunters shot a black bear and were retrieving it when a grizzly came out of the brush nearby.

The hunters reportedly backed away from the bear and yelled at it, but it continued approaching them. One of the hunters then shot the bear at close range, killing it. Afterward, one of the hunters called Boundary County emergency dispatch to report the incident…

View original post 161 more words

5 thoughts on “Hunters shoot, kill grizzly bear. Idaho Fish and Game says it was in self-defense

  1. No mention if any of the three people were carrying bear spray, so my assumption is that none of them were. So this young grizzly bear was killed eventhough he should be alive. Bear spray must be mandatory, not simply suggested, and without it you cannot enter bear country.

    • Funny how they all claim self defense (the one legal loophole) when they “have” tp shoot one. Someone should just eliminate that loophole and make them have to suffer the consequences if they don’t have bear spray.

Leave a reply to Pamela Williams Cancel reply