Bears

Is seeing one of these in Bozeman considered an emergency? Here's the answer.

A Bozeman resident shared a video of a recent encounter with a black bear.

This is why you shouldn't leave bear attractants laying around.

Montana Grizzly Encounter was founded in 2004 and has received lots of national media coverage for not only their mission to help save endangered grizzlies, but to provide a home for those bears that can't live in the wild.

I wouldn't be surprised if some tourists would think if this was a real article.

My street is losing the trash battle with the bears. But after (several beers) and several weeks of careful "trash-can-cat-and-mouse", we've come up with a potentially effective deterrent idea: Glitter bomb the trash cans and scare the hell out of the bears.

Montana wilderness has bears. Montana TOWNS have bears right now too. There are a few very simple but absolutely crucial things you must do NOW to ensure black bears don't cause any trouble in your 'hood.

This definitely wins the internet today!

So many attacks and these are the fatal ones. Prayers for the families of all involved.

Rep. Paul Fielder (R-Thompson Falls) sent us an update on the wildlife related bills he is working on before the Montana Legislature. Plus, his bill to eliminate taxes on social security is now off the table for reconsideration.