Bear Safety

It's always smart to be bear wise while in Wyoming's bear country.

Recently had the chance to chat with Wyoming Game & Fish's Large Carnivore Supervisor for the entire state of Wyoming Dan Thompson about bear safety.

In Wyoming, coming in contact with a bear is a possibility. There are certain things you can say and do to try and send the bear away.

Mommy, the bear smells like beer,

NBC Montana shared the footage to Twitter on Wednesday morning.

It's spring in Wyoming, so that means bears are emerging from their dens for the first time.

If you visit Yellowstone National Park now, you'll find feeding bears solidly in the "don't" column. But, there was an era many years ago when people were not only allowed to feed bears in Yellowstone, the practice was sort of encouraged.

Many will see this video as a sign that enemies can become friends, but I can't help but wonder what would have happened if a glass door had not been between a dog and a bear.

Some hunter stands are more exciting than others. One bow hunter just shared video of a vicious confrontation that was happening directly underneath him as two bears were in a vicious fight.

Based on what I've just watched, I believe this might be the worst year ever of people behaving badly with wildlife. A video has gone viral showing a woman hand-feeding a bear a chocolate chip cookie and I'm beside myself.

Bears get a lot of attention in Wyoming, but none quite as much as Grizzly 399. She has become a legend and that has become a big problem this year more than most.

This happened in Washington state. There's a reason why I mention this. It's the story of a guy who woke up and realized he was being sniffed by a bear. He's fortunate because this could have ended up much worse.