Montana Hunting News
Written by Montana Hunter
Friday, 23 September 2011 08:01
A sub-adult male grizzly was captured at Kuhns Wildlife Management Area (WMA) yesterday morning after it had an encounter with a bowhunter on September 19. Kuhns WMA is a popular youth hunting area located about 10 miles northwest of Kalispell. Grizzly bears have been known to use the Kuhns WMA area in the past, especially during spring and summer.
The bowhunter was returning to the WMA to track a deer that had been wounded the previous day. The hunter encountered the grizzly on the deer carcass. The bear came toward him, the man yelled, and the bear left. The hunter called FWP to report the incident. Grizzly Bear management specialist Tim Manley and his crew set a culvert trap in the area and captured the bear yesterday morning.
