got eaten in her tent by a grizzly bear within the city limits (town or hamlet…not a city) of Ovando a couple years back…some of us (me) were critical of her decision to tent camp even in a designated campground and got absolutely barbecued for saying so on this board. First, she kept food in her tent which is the biggest no-no I can think of. Second, the bear came through once before he attacked her…she removed the food but we all know that the scent remains. Her tent still smelled of food and the bear helped himself.
Ovando, MT is synonymous with grizzly bears and it isn’t an exaggeration to say there are as many bears as people. After USFWS killed that bear, they brought it to our shop. He wasn’t a huge bear, I would say he was average. I remember looking at his teeth and claws when the wardens were taking forensic samples and I thought “a person is no match for these animals”…Why in the world would anyone think they’re an exception to the rule when it comes to grizzly bears? The lack of respect for them is shocking to me.
We’ve got a new grizzly on the periphery of my neighborhood…last seen a less than two miles from my house. I have changed where I hike because of it. I could never outrun one. I like knowing they’re around and I’m good with not running into one on the trail.
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