Grizzly bear confirmed in Montana's Tobacco Root Mountains

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[@SenatorBlutarsky]

Hikers = Scooby-snacks

[@SnowboardJedi]

Ridiculous

[@user-ov4mk9ox8y]

crunchy on the inside, soft and mushy on the outside.

[@ETAisNOW]

By the time “officials” “confirm” an animal is somewhere it’s already been there awhile and has probably expanded farther than they say.

[@45-70Guy]

The best part about being out in the wild, is that it’s wild. Be prepared and enjoy

[@bonwestlake3928]

First, a Mega Structure wall and now a grizzly in an unlikely place of Montana. WOW!

[@ErickSchmidt-ej6rb]

They've always been there

[@henryfredette6735]

No, not really.

[@ErickSchmidt-ej6rb]

@@henryfredette6735 yes rwally

[@henryfredette6735]

@@ErickSchmidt-ej6rb No, Zero. You probably think Bigfoot is out there too.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

@@henryfredette6735 Why couldn't bigfoot exist? If they do, then it's just another species. Gotta love that logic, you probably believe there could be a god(s) but not a flesh and blood creature?

[@nancyhanson3472]

1000 years ago, they were there. Then Euopeans invaded North America and they disappeared. Now they are back.

[@TheBillyBlack]

10mm sales are through the roof!!

[@HP-jm3zb]

@@TheBillyBlack dumb !

[@THEBEARDEDTOOLGUY]

ANY STATE WITH MOUNTAINS AND LOTS Of WILDERNESS MIGHT HAVE BIG PREDATORS OK

[@JohnGrit]

hide your kids, hide your wife's.

[@i_would_but_i_wont]

Bears, please head to Bozeman.

[@martinyuhas929]

No longer endangered

[@user-cp4hz4ew4k]

Explain your logic.

[@nathanadrian7797]

@@user-cp4hz4ew4k They are the most wide spread bear species in the world! They exist in Canada, U.S.A., Russia, Finland... they literally encircle the northern hemisphere. In North America they live from the west coast all the way out onto the prairies(sightings in northern Manitoba), and from Melville Island in the high Artic down to Wyoming. B.C. alone has about 16,000 grizzly bears.

[@davidsuch8942]

​@@nathanadrian7797uh, it's not an endangered species classification for other parts of the world, dumbfck.

[@Hyrumificationable]

@@nathanadrian7797 there are only 1000 in Wyoming and around the Yellowstone ecosystem. And also this species of brown bear is a species called the grizzly bear. They’re not all over the world. This sub species is only in North America.

[@nathanadrian7797]

@@Hyrumificationable The Russian brown bear is a grizzly, as is the Kodiak, Alaskan brown bear and the ones in Finland and other countries! The grizzly/brown bear is indeed a circumpolar species, and is the worlds most widespread species of bear. Do some research and you will see that I am correct.

[@timadams6745]

That's Awesome news ! Have a top shelf predator in the Beautiful state on Montana is yet another reason it's a Treasure state !!!! And what are mountains without the Grizzly? !!!

[@rkf2746]

You sound like the yuppies in Boulder and Denver who voted for the wolf introduction to take place in the western part of the state.

[@RoadLifePursuits]

I love how they don’t say carry a gun…and even avoid it, carry bear spray…blah..blah. It’s like the media when they don’t say the color of a criminal.

[@rangerinthewoods]

Wonder how many are not caught on trail cams.

[@cameronwilkins7360]

Chet layman is the man!!!!!

[@dhn.]

Beware the "experts" of any subject as much as the subject.

[@GrnXnham]

Unless, of course, YOU are the expert.

[@Chiller11]

Yes, listen to ignorant people who haven’t really studied the wildlife. They’ve got the answers.

[@SnowboardJedi]

Gubberment officials are idiots

[@user-ov4mk9ox8y]

anything west of Billings is now bear country. you're looking (as usual) in the wrong place and the wrong direction. I'm just north of Kalispell in Canada. We have unlimited black bear, grizzly, elk, rocky mountain sheep. one fix, one skunk, unlimited turkey...........and that's just in TOWN. We'll send you some or they'll just walk to Missoula. Greetings from the headwaters of the mighty Columbia. We keep sending you that cold, clean unlimited water, too, all the way to Astoria.

[@jameshudson7471]

I've known this since the mid 90's.

[@henryparent1157]

Alert. 24 7

[@boysinthewoods4189]

Keeping people out is the main goal I assume.

[@josephshields2922]

What's wrong with keeping them out of somewhere and leaving some places wild?

[@markburkhart3387]

Yes be aware of the bear‼️⁉️❄☠🐀😇🙏🤙✝️🇺🇸🏄‍♂️🤳🚔

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

@@josephshields2922everything! Not all of us want to be in some kinda building 24/7. You can let people in and still keep it natural.

[@dougkeiser9406]

@@alaefarmestatesllcno you can’t. You being there makes it no longer wild

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

@@dougkeiser9406 then how do you explain us having natural/wild places on earth still? By ur logic, we don’t. Lol

[@anthonylandino7709]

No they’ve been reintroduced.

[@eddywalter2447]

Don't have em

[@wherethefugarwe]

Funny they don't mention having a gun for protection against bears. Way better than bear spray.

[@rkf2746]

In particular against Grizzlies.

[@betsyj59]

They probably don't want people shooting all the bears. Hunting is one thing. Going out for a hike, seeing a bear and shooting it "just in case" is another. People are dumb enough to do that, especially the scads of tourists in the summer.

[@deanhosterman4623]

yea you're a moron and an idiot

[@NK__NK__NK]

In Europe, we have brown bears, which are pretty much the same as grizzlies, and we are not even recommended to carry a bear spray for self defense, to be accurate you can`t even buy one, they are simply not sold..It is really surreal.

[@has_ben]

False

[@gotsu21]

They have been there for a long time, just not seen by human. Human is just too centric - seeing is believing

[@diannacarey6508]

It's their freaking HOME!!PEOPLE...GO HOME!!!

[@uh3287]

desert dweller. im from alaska, up here humans and bears share the same environment. moose come into the city in winter to stay safe.

[@hairydogstail]

Same goes for where you live slick..I'm 5th generation Montanan and my sons mom belongs to the Blackfeet tribe.. This is my home..

[@stoyasmussen5831]

I am selling SSS License’s in Case you need one !

[@trailingupwards]

Shotgun Shovel Silence

[@mikeb5664]

How about bear spray?

[@shadowcastre]

​@@mikeb5664 Bear spray shines on a nuisance bear. In an all out attack... All bets are off!

[@ericvonp]

Boom , no more bear….

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Because you own everything, right? Let me guess: you're from Wyoming? Around the green river area? You one of those tiny brained inbred chucklefucks?

[@tammathashade1334]

Leave the bears be.. YOU'RE IN THEIR HOME.. BE BEAR AWARE..

[@user-ce9ji2rr9g]

Is there anything we dont think we deserve as humans....arent we sad...😢

[@hairydogstail]

You mean staying alive and making a living??

[@SK-cb4tr]

Leave the bears alone, your in their homes…no shock..

[@ryonlabaw1498]

I'm hoping they reintroduce the saber tooth tiger or maybe a few T-Rex into the national forests. Lets just fill the forests with apex predators. What could possibly go wrong?

[@josephshields2922]

Already filled with apex predators: Humans and there are too many.

[@uh3287]

coward

[@HP-jm3zb]

@@ryonlabaw1498 ditto !!

[@user-ov4mk9ox8y]

We've almost completed the Westside Trail on Lake Windermere, and want to run it up mountain to the Panorama ski hill. The "running of the grizzly" would be a great tourist event: if you live, you win!!

[@user-ce9ji2rr9g]

Is there anything we dont think we deserve as humans...

[@seangordon1060]

Reintroducing Grizzly bears everywhere is not just ruining hunting but now also threatening outdoor activities for families and depriving them from appreciating the outdoors

[@timadams6745]

No sir , you just can't be a moron like a foreigner and act stupid !!! If you want to live in a secure bubble,then move back to the big city !!!

[@boysinthewoods4189]

That’s their goal obviously

[@jago76]

@@boysinthewoods4189 Wrong. The idea is to preserve a small portion of the ecosystem. Look at a map of Grizzly presence compared to historical habitat. It's ok to save a tiny portion of historical habitat. Don't be afraid . Just be aware and prepared.

[@mikefleek9259]

@@jago76 it is a matter of correcting our past mistakes , by making the mountains wild again. Humans need to think less highly of themselves.

[@josephshields2922]

That's why millions of tourists are flocking to Yellowstone to try and get a photo op? Try again.