September 27, 2016
From BozemanDailyChronicle.com
Two separate grizzly bear encounters were reported over the weekend, one in the Tom Miner Basin north of Gardiner and one near Hebgen Lake.
On Sunday morning, a man bow hunting for elk in the Tom Miner Basin was mauled. Members of his hunting party believe the bear was a female grizzly with cubs. The man had bite injuries.
On Saturday afternoon, a hunter was calling for elk in the Cabin Creek area north of Hebgen Lake when he encountered the bear. FWP’s release said the bear was presumed to be a grizzly. The man’s injuries were minor.
Jason Brey, the Hebgen Lake district ranger for the U.S. Forest Service, said the bear didn’t pose a public safety risk, and that it is not uncommon for people to run into the large carnivores in that area.