Posted on 03/28/2022 4:34:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Massachusetts native living in Montana was killed last week in a suspected encounter with a grizzly bear north of Yellowstone National Park, officials said.
The victim was identified as Craig Clouatre, 40, of Livingston, Mont., authorities there said Friday. Clouatre had grown up in West Brookfield, according to a Facebook page set up in his name.
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Search teams on the ground and in helicopters had been looking for Clouatre after he went hiking on Wednesday morning with a friend, possibly to hunt for antlers, and was reported overdue that day, according to the Park County sheriff. The search began that night concentrated on the Six Mile Creek area of the Absaroka Mountains, located about 30 miles south of Livingston.
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Always hike with a male friend and carry a 22 cal pistol.
when the bear charges shoot your friend in the knee so you are guaranteed to outrun them.
WA state humor.
so if you found the bear, and asked it if it did eat tbe Massachusettan,
and the bear answers, “ a-yuh!” you have the right bear!
Olive Oyl moved to Alaska.
Zappa’s got that angle covered.
I heard the bear just didn’t like Kennedy Dimokrats.
Lol! That is hysterical!
Flick said he saw some grizzly bears near Pulaski’s Candy Store
Raisin’ it up. Waxin’ it down.
“You also make sure that you can run faster than your friend ...”
Also, have a good handgun in case your hiking partner is faster than you.
Poster child for the Darwin Award.
Timothy “SnackWell”
Bear Ping.
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