Season 1 · Episode 93
What justifies self-defense in a grizzly killing? We still don't know.
Montana Untamed · Lee Enterprises
May 14, 202418m 12s
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Show Notes
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">At least seven grizzly bears died in Montana in 2023 after being shot by hunters. Another grizzly was wounded by a bird hunter’s shotgun but not found.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">All were judged to be self-defense.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Official accounts from the investigating agencies mention close encounters, but the phrase “close range” is never defined.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">The investigative criteria used in fatal grizzly encounter is elusive to the public.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">So Duncan Adams asked FWP, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Justice what criteria are used to determine whether a grizzly shooting occurs in self-defense.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">He’s with me today to discuss his findings.</span></p>