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Missing hiker was killed by grizzly bear in Montana
NY Post ^ | Patrick Reilly

Posted on 03/27/2022 2:52:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Craig Clouatre, 40, of Livingston, was found dead on Thursday after he had gone out hiking with a friend the day before – possibly to hunt for antlers β€” and never showed up at a designated meeting spot.

Officials provided no details on where he was found or why they believe a grizzly bear was responsible for his death.

The search began Wednesday night with teams on the ground and in helicopters concentrating their efforts on the Six Mile Creek area of the Absaroka Mountains, north of Yellowstone National Park.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: banglist; bear; bears; grizzly; grizzlybear; hiker; montana; wildlife; yellowstone
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1 posted on 03/27/2022 2:52:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

They’re hungry this time of year.πŸ»πŸ–


2 posted on 03/27/2022 2:58:04 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? πŸ˜•)
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To: BenLurkin

Probably one of those piles of Bear scat with bells, a whistle, and a bear spray can in it, tipped them off.


3 posted on 03/27/2022 2:59:16 PM PDT by rellic
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To: BenLurkin

It is never a good idea to hike by yourself in bear country. Not saying he deserved being attacked by a bear. Nobody does.


4 posted on 03/27/2022 3:00:18 PM PDT by Fai Mao (I don't think we have enough telephone poles.)
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To: Fai Mao

At the very least, always be sure to hike with someone that is a slower runner than you.


5 posted on 03/27/2022 3:03:28 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: BenLurkin

Can I have the bells he was wearing?


6 posted on 03/27/2022 3:09:49 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: BenLurkin

It’s tragic that he was killed by a Bear, but at least his wife and children were not there to witness it happening.


7 posted on 03/27/2022 3:12:19 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: rellic

Saw a sign very similar to this in Alaska.

8 posted on 03/27/2022 3:12:48 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: BenLurkin

Marlin Guide Gun loaded with Garett 540 Gr. Hammerheads. Never leave home without it.


9 posted on 03/27/2022 3:17:28 PM PDT by technically right
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To: rktman

Springfield 1911.


10 posted on 03/27/2022 3:22:04 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: technically right

What caliber?


11 posted on 03/27/2022 3:32:32 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: technically right

.45-70?

L


12 posted on 03/27/2022 3:34:33 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: grey_whiskers
Saw a sign very similar to this in Alaska.

Love it!

13 posted on 03/27/2022 3:37:05 PM PDT by immadashell (New Planned Parenthood slogan: Black Babies’ Lives Don't Matter!c)
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To: technically right
Garett 540 Gr. Hammerheads

You sure that's the best load? Maybe you could supply info on alternative ammo and even firearms.......

Glad to be in the company of grizzly and firearms owners such as you. You are a wealth of information..........

14 posted on 03/27/2022 3:43:00 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Lurker

Minimum .45 maybe even with a +P round, but probably better to have a 10mm. And that’s only because it’s harder to carry a shotgun with slugs.


15 posted on 03/27/2022 3:47:42 PM PDT by Obadiah ("America is facing a winter of illness and death." The summary of America under Biden.)
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To: BenLurkin

But not from the inside of a bear!

16 posted on 03/27/2022 3:50:18 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domi/i><p>! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia! )
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To: fidelis

Nice.


17 posted on 03/27/2022 3:55:02 PM PDT by Obadiah ("America is facing a winter of illness and death." The summary of America under Biden.)
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Bears are misunderstood, They are very friendly and playful. I wrestle with every cub I encounter on the trail


18 posted on 03/27/2022 4:06:56 PM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Always carry an RPG or a hand grenade when in Grizzly country. If you are that close to use pepper bear spray you is ded alredy.. A black bear raced our car once up`n on the mountaintop when I wuz a kid. My mom wuz drivin. We wuz doin 40 neck n neck. She gunned the motor n said, “Watch this!” She used to go blueberryin as a kid with her sisters armed only with pots n pans to bang on to scare them bears away. We got a bear comes right next to the porch but the cats scare him away. True story.


19 posted on 03/27/2022 4:21:51 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect..it was NYC.)
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To: bunkerhill7

ROTFLMAO..... that thars funny don’t care who ya arn.


20 posted on 03/27/2022 4:27:45 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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