SEELY LAKE, Mont. — A hunter killed a grizzly bear in self defense on Saturday after an encounter south of Placid Lake in the Seeley-Swan Valley. The hunter was unharmed in the encounter, and Montana ...

A grizzly bear was killed by a hunter on Saturday, Nov. 2 after an encounter south of Placid Lake in the Seeley-Swan Valley. The hunter reported the bear charging him at close distance, and he then ...

Jun. 6—A resident in the Seeley-Swan Valley shot and killed a grizzly bear earlier this week after the bruin charged at him near his home. According to state wildlife officials, on the night of June 3 ...

A hunter shot and killed a grizzly that charged him at a close range in Montana, officials said. Photo by Felicia Montenegro via Unsplash A hunter shot and killed a grizzly bear “charging him at close ...

We are 31 Montana professional wildlife biologists and habitat managers with a total of 1,008 years of experience. As of mid-November 2025, seven grizzly bears have been killed in Montana for “defense ...

A judge ruled that federal agencies violated several environmental laws that protect grizzly bears by approving the Knotty ...