Though grizzly bears are not common in the Bears Paw Mountains, sightings have increased in the region in recent years. According to FWP, this is the first lethal removal by a landowner in this area.

BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS, Mont. – A Montana landowner shot and killed a grizzly bear on his property, located on the northwest side of the Bear Paw Mountains, south of Havre.

BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS, Mont. – A Montana landowner shot and killed a grizzly bear on his property, located on the northwest side of the Bear Paw Mountains, south of Havre. The incident took place in the ...

HAVRE, Mont. – A grizzly bear was shot and killed by a landowner in the Bears Paw Mountains on June 11. The landowner, who was near his residence on the northeast side of the mountains, was uninjured.

HAVRE, Mont. – A grizzly bear was shot and killed by a landowner in the Bears Paw Mountains on June 11. The landowner, who was near his residence on the northeast side of the mountains, was uninjured.

A landowner had a close call with a grizzly bear near his home on the northeast side of the Bear Paw Mountains early Wednesday morning.