Grizzly Bear Kills Mountain Biker Near West Glacier

[BlueMTexpat]

1. So sorry to see this.

I haven't seen a grizzly in or near GNP for years during my visits. They are magnificent creatures and generally prefer to avoid us as much as we want to avoid them.

These guys may have been too silent on the trail so that the bear didn't have time to get the f*** away. If one surprises a grizzly, it is indeed liable to attack. The fact that the body was still there when his companion and officials made it back to the site suggests that the bear was not attacking out of hunger and there is no mention of cubs nearby, which is usually the other circumstance that would provoke an attack. Perhaps there were cubs, but just out of sight ...

How sad for him and his family! It's also sad because he would have been grizzly-wise as a result of his employment and with better odds than those who don't know the multiple hazards of the back-country.