Hunting Elk? You Might Have Company You’d Rather Not Have

By Tom Knighton

One of the things I most want to do in this world is hunt elk. Down here in Georgia, we don’t exactly have a plethora of opportunities to hunt those kinds of animals, so it’s high on my bucket list to get an opportunity to do so.

However, it seems that I might have some unwanted company trailing behind me when I do.

A study conducted by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) at Grand Teton National Park proposed this idea, and came up with a way to gather some supporting evidence. Park officials placed GPS collars on eight adult grizzlies to track their movements, specifically during elk season. It’s been said the crack of a rifle sounding through the mountains is basically like ringing a dinner bell for grizzly bears, so it’s time to get some answers.

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According to Billings Gazette, “some estimates suggest a grizzly’s sense of smell is seven times better than a bloodhound’s, and studies have calculated the size of the bruin’s scent-detecting area as 100 times larger than a human’s. Grizzlies also possess a Jacobson’s organ in the roof of their mouth that can detect heavier moisture-borne odors.”

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Source:: Bearing Arms