Climate variation is interrupting bear hibernation By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST In northern climates, grizzly bears and black bears typically survive cold weather by entering...
By John Clayton WRITERS ON THE RANGE When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20...
Dear Editor, This is Rudy “Kissy Bear” Noorlander. You can thank Explore Big Sky’s Hoary Marmot podcast hosts Joe and Michelle for my new nickname. Since...
By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST This past October, I was invited to go hunting with family and friends at the American Prairie Reserve. We stayed...
By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST One late August evening years ago, I worked for the U.S. Forest Service and was stationed at Marias Pass between...
Grizzly attack prompts multi-agency response, heli-flight GALLATIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE BIG SKY – On Sept. 8, 2023 at 1:47 p.m. Madison County Dispatch received a 911 call from a hunting party where...
EBS STAFF This is a developing story. Please check back for updates – we will provide them here as they become available. Saturday, Sept. 9 at...
EBS STAFF A grizzly bear with a history of conflict with people was euthanized on Sept. 2 after breaking into a house near West Yellowstone. Early...
By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Historically, grizzlies inhabit 2% of their original range in the Lower 48. We are told that these numbers represent recovery...
EBS STAFF Over the course of a few weeks, a grizzly bear accessed garbage in unsecured bear-resistant containers as well as one instance when the bear...