Posted October 19, 2018 12:49 pm by Comments

By John Falkenberg

BILLINGS, MT — A hunter was forced to shoot and kill a grizzly bear mother after accidentally stumbling upon her and her cub while hunting late last month, The Associated Press reports via The Seattle Times.

Unfortunately, the cub was wounded as well, and was later euthanized.

As the Associated Press reports via The Seattle Times:

Wildlife officials say a hunter along Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front shot and killed a female grizzly bear and wounded a cub that was later euthanized.

Grizzlies are protected in the Lower 48 states as a threatened species. Investigators determined the hunter acted in self-defense, meaning he won’t face charges. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Greg Lemon said the bow hunter was in thick brush along a creek on Wednesday when he came across the animals at the Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area northwest of Choteau.

The hunter shot the animals with a pistol, killing the adult and injuring the 2-year-old cub, which was later killed by officials due to its injuries. Earlier this week, a bow hunter on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation shot and killed a grizzly that attacked him.

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Source:: Concealed Nation

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