Dec 04 2011
No one who has spent much time on the North Fork will be surprised by the material discussed in this Associated Press article about grizzly bear encounters by inexperienced hikers. However, there is a startling statement near the end that makes the whole article worth reading . . . Officials recommend hikers carry bear spray, [...]
Oct 07 2011
An adult, female, “problem” bear was captured and killed Wednesday near Polebridge. Here are the essentials from the press release . . . Glacier National Park Rangers and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists captured and euthanized a black bear in the Polebridge area on Wednesday, October 5, after numerous incidents in which the bear [...]
Jul 09 2011
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks has been pretty busy recently dealing with various bear encounters and some long-term nuisance bears, including one dropped of on the North Fork. The Daily Inter Lake has a summary . . . A man escaped mostly unscathed after coming face to face with a black bear Friday morning… Fish, [...]
Jun 20 2011
The North Fork Bear News is out! If you are on the mailing list, you should have it now or be getting it soon. If you are not on the mailing list, or just don’t want to wait, you can read it online here (in color, no less). This year’s issue has lots of good [...]
Jun 20 2011
From the just-published North Fork Bear News . . . The U.S. Forest Service in cooperation with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Glacier National Park and others is sponsoring a community bear fair on July 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Polebridge Mercantile. The event will feature educational talks, booths and displays [...]
Mar 24 2011
It’s that time again. The bears are starting to get up and moving. The folks in Glacier National Park are seeing fresh tracks . . . Recent observations of bear tracks in the snow indicate bears are emerging from hibernation and venturing out looking for food in and around Glacier National Park. Park Superintendent Chas [...]
Mar 20 2011
It’s that time of year again. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released their spring bear report to various media outlets Friday, encouraging people to get ready for hungry bears emerging from hibernation . . . Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks bear managers meet every year in mid-March to prepare for the state’s bears to emerge [...]
Sep 26 2010
The Flathead Beacon has a nice overview of all the late-season bear activity — not to mention a handy one-sentence definition of “hyperphagia” . . . As the weather begins to cool for fall’s arrival, Flathead Valley residents may notice a heightened amount of bear activity in the lower basins as the animals continue packing [...]
Sep 21 2010
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wardens have captured five “problem” bears in seven days throughout Flathead County. Three of them, a good-sized sow and two cubs, were relocated to the North Fork, another had to be put down and one was dropped off east of the Swan Range. This year’s poor berry crop has sent [...]
Mar 24 2009
It looks like mud season — er, uh… Spring — is on its way. According to an article in the Flathead Beacon, “Grizzly and black bears are emerging from their dens in Glacier National Park.” If they are up and foraging for food in the park, we’ll likely be seeing them on the North Fork, [...]
