Two Montana Grizzlies Caught and Relocated
OutdoorHub 05.18.12
Two young male grizzly bears were caught on May 16 near Lake of the Woods off LaBrant Road east of Kalispell. Grizzly Bear Management Specialist Tim Manley said the 2-1/2 year old bears likely were siblings recently on their own. The two bears weighed 167 and 176 pounds, respectively.
The bears had been seen in a residential area for 3-4 days. They had crawled under a fence and killed 8 chickens. Manley set two culvert traps and caught the bears the evening of May 16.
The grizzlies were released on May 17 in the Trout Lake area along Hungry Horse Reservoir in the South Fork Flathead drainage.
