I was looking for something else, but ran across this. I know folks like Schmalt's are terrified of bears and wolves 
but do we turn outfitters into their parents (MBO) if they take them into bear areas?
No Charges Filed in Grizzly Shooting
State and federal investigators have decided not to file charges against a nonresident hunter who shot a charging grizzly Oct 27, 2005, in the Scapegoat Wilderness along the Rocky Mountain Front.
"There was no criminal activity,"" says game warden Tom Flowers, of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
The incident took place off Halfmoon Creek, which runs into Straight Creek south of Benchmark west of Augusta. A group of two nonresident hunters were with a guide searching for deer and elk. They told investigators they knew there was bear activity in the area, as well.
"The bear dying was avoidable," Flowers says. "The guide used poor judgment by taking the hunters into an area with known bear activity, but there was no criminal intent."
The group surprised a grizzly, which charged and was shot at 15 paces by one of the hunters with a .300 Weatherby magnum.
The group immediately contacted authorities and took Flowers to the bear carcass the next day.
In addition to FWP's investigation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also looked at the incident because grizzly bears are a federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act. Neither agency will file criminal charges, Flowers says.
"We will forward an incident report to the Montana Board of Outfitters," Flowers says, "regarding the guide's activities."
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
FWP Public Information Center 406-444-2535
http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_4180.aspx
Not sure why a guide should not be able to take clients into bear country?? What do you guys think? Not a big fan of the MBO, but are they supposed to disciple outfitters working in griz country?
but do we turn outfitters into their parents (MBO) if they take them into bear areas?No Charges Filed in Grizzly Shooting
State and federal investigators have decided not to file charges against a nonresident hunter who shot a charging grizzly Oct 27, 2005, in the Scapegoat Wilderness along the Rocky Mountain Front.
"There was no criminal activity,"" says game warden Tom Flowers, of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
The incident took place off Halfmoon Creek, which runs into Straight Creek south of Benchmark west of Augusta. A group of two nonresident hunters were with a guide searching for deer and elk. They told investigators they knew there was bear activity in the area, as well.
"The bear dying was avoidable," Flowers says. "The guide used poor judgment by taking the hunters into an area with known bear activity, but there was no criminal intent."
The group surprised a grizzly, which charged and was shot at 15 paces by one of the hunters with a .300 Weatherby magnum.
The group immediately contacted authorities and took Flowers to the bear carcass the next day.
In addition to FWP's investigation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also looked at the incident because grizzly bears are a federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act. Neither agency will file criminal charges, Flowers says.
"We will forward an incident report to the Montana Board of Outfitters," Flowers says, "regarding the guide's activities."
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
FWP Public Information Center 406-444-2535
http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_4180.aspx
Not sure why a guide should not be able to take clients into bear country?? What do you guys think? Not a big fan of the MBO, but are they supposed to disciple outfitters working in griz country?
