bear safety

Family is lucky to be safe after close encounter of the bear kind

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.

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.

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.

It's hard to imagine this now, but a few decades ago it was a regular sight to see tourists feeding bears at Yellowstone and the park even kinda encouraged it.

In light of two recent bear attacks, including one near Dubois in northwest Wyoming, the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department is reminding hunters to be "bear aware."