A Montana hunter final week shot and killed a grizzly bear throughout a shock shut encounter within the Madison Vary.

The hunter was concentrating on black bears in rugged terrain when the grizzly bear charged, based on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The hunter, who was not injured, killed the bear with a pistol.

Grizzly bears are below state and federal safety and the case is below investigation.

The hunter notified authorities on the identical day, FWP said in a information launch, claiming that he shot the grizzly bear in self-defense.

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The grizzly bear was a 15-year-old feminine recognized to researchers, with no historical past of human battle. She didn’t seem like with cubs, based on the hunter.

The bear died outdoors the Better Yellowstone Ecosystem however contained in the Demographic Monitoring Space for the Yellowstone grizzly bear inhabitants.

–Generic grizzly bear picture courtesy of ©Pete Thomas