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• Expert details benefits of bear spray in trailer at Big Horn Show

    March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 Hike in groups in bear country. Keep food and trash away from bears.

• Wildlife managers work to avoid grizzly encounters

  March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 Rules for staying safe in bear country are easily posted on signs, websites and pamphlets. The hard part: getting folks to absorb information. 4

• Fatal grizzly attacks trigger policy review

  September 24, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Yellowstone National Park officials say they’ll review park policies following two fatal grizzly attacks this summer. One incident involved a solo hiker, John Wallace, 59, of Michigan, who died Aug. …

• Grizzly kills hunter near Idaho-Montana border

  September 17, 2011 in City, Outdoors on Page A1 BONNERS FERRY, Idaho – A grizzly bear wounded by a hunter later attacked and killed the hunter’s partner Friday after the two men tracked the animal in a remote area … 17

• Grizzly bear attacks on rise

  May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 HELENA – There have been a half-dozen encounters between grizzly bears and humans reported in Montana this month alone, a number experts attribute to a growing bear population stuck in … 2