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Trapping and Collaring Grizzly Bears

 

Using local roadkill, the FWP team strings the stinky meat in a bear trap in the Gravelly Mountain area in southwestern Montana to attract grizzlies to estimate bear populations. Join FWP bear specialist Jeremiah Smith and Kyle Orozco as they demonstrate the work and knowledge behind setting traps, along with the reasons behind this practice. A huge thank you to our partners, including the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study, for their efforts on the ongoing research and management of these species. 

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Bear Smart

Montana Outdoors Magazine

Simply by taking out the trash, Missoula became Montana's largest Bear Smart Community, inspiring other towns to follow suit.


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