A Montana hunter shot and killed a grizzly bear Saturday in apparent self-defense, bringing to three the number of “human-caused” grizzly bear deaths to have occurred during the past week.
Saturday’s incident occurred in the Eureka Basin of the south Gravelly Mountains. The hunter, who was not injured, contacted the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks soon after shooting the animal.
The previous two incidents occurred in the West Yellowstone area, FWP stated in a news release issued Monday, adding that it was withholding details pending its investigation of all three cases.