Grizzly Crawls In Bed With Montana Camper

National Forest Officials Close Two Campgrounds After Bear Attacks Sleeping Park Visitor

(AP)  A bear entered a tent and bit a camper in the Gallatin National Forest early Thursday, leading the U.S. Forest Service to evacuate and close two campgrounds.

Forest officials say the bear entered a tent at the Soda Butte campground, near Cooke City, at about 3 a.m. and bit a camper on his hand and arms.

The camper was asleep when the bear entered, forest spokeswoman Marna Daley said.

"The only specifics I know is that he was injured while protecting himself, and I believe he has bite and claw injuries to his arms," she said, adding authorities believed the bear was a grizzly, rather than black bear.

The camper received emergency care at the scene and was taken to a Cody, Wyo., hospital. A spokeswoman at West Park Hospital declined to release any information about his condition.

The camper's name was not released, and Daley said she did not know his age, whether he was camping alone or what attracted the bear to his tent. She said it appeared the camper had properly stored his food.

As a precaution, the Forest Service closed the Chief Joseph campground as well as Soda Butte. The sites are along U.S. 212 east of Cooke City, about five miles from the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park.

Daley did not know how many people were evacuated from the campgrounds.

In a news release, the Forest Service said there was evidence the bear visited the Soda Butte campground at least once after the Thursday morning attack. The campgrounds will remain closed "until the bear is located or the immediate concern subsides," the agency said.

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is investigating the attack and will decide how to deal with the bear, forest officials said.

Daley said campers are being reminded to follow the forest's food-storage order, which includes storing food, drinks and personal hygiene products in bear-resistant containers, or suspending them at least 10 feet off the ground and 4 feet from any trees or poles.

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[shanev137]

and a .44 magnum will just p*ss the bear off....

Posted by montanaman9 at 03:21 PM : Jul 18, 2008

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Sorry, you''re wrong. A hollow-point .44 mag at point blank range would take the things head off.

[loneeagle57]

CAMPER:
holy sht what did I drink last night?

[Meg003]

Do you know what bears do in the woods? Stay out of their bathroom!

Posted by nsSherlock1

Well, Sherlock, I guess they do what people do in the woods. Are you posting a warning on the bears'' board, too?

[needed2bsaid]

Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear, fuzzy wuzzy had no hair, fuzzy wuzzy wasn''t very fuzzy wuz-he?

[needed2bsaid]

Support the right to arm bears!

[toolmangler-2009]

Remember! Forest fires prevent Bears.

[nssherlock1]

Meg001



Do you know what bears do in the woods? Stay out of their bathroom!

[rushlimpdrug]

Posted by MorganBarber at 03:33 PM


You aren''t very bright.

It is best for you to stay indoors and
play with your dolls.

[Meg003]

Maybe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or was he just minding his own business, have some rotgut whiskey, and a bear walked into the bar... ? Otherwise, if he was in a bear''''s habitat, then nature took it''''s course and killing the rest of the bears makes no sense.

Posted by missybelle

You sound like a fool. I just do not understand why some people believe that it is more "the bears'' habitat" than it it "the humans'' habitat". Humans are on the earth competing for food and space just like the bears.

It is totally idiotic to suggest that a bar or other building in a populated area is all that human can inhabit. Where do you think our ancestors lived? There were no condos for early man. If the bears could kill us all and take our habitat they would not have any problem with that. I have no problem with killing them.