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Four athletes involved in Wyoming grizzly mauling talk about group effort to save teammates

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(Left to right) Trapper wrestlers August Harrison, Kendell Cummings, Brady Lowry and Orrin Jackson get a moment to themselves on campus Wednesday between media interviews. The students now have a bond for life after surviving a grizzly bear attack Saturday in the Absaroka Mountains in the Shoshone National Forest

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POWELL — Brady Lowry noticed bear scat as he walked with three fellow Northwest College wrestling teammates along a hillside on the South Fork. They were searching for shed antlers — one of their favorite activities in nearby mountain ranges. The four close friends chose the school in part due to its proximity to the mountains.

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Although sometimes portrayed in the media as voracious predators, grizzly bears are normally reclusive creatures.  Grizzly bears are intelligent, curious, and have excellent memory, particularly regarding where food sources are located.

They have good eyesight and excellent senses of hearing and smell.  Grizzly bears are active during the day and night, but will often alter their habits to avoid humans in areas of high human use.

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If you encounter a bear

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Bear Spray

Bear spray is a good last line of defense, but it is not a substitute for vigilance and following appropriate bear avoidance safety techniques. Bear spray is intended to create a wide barrier between you and the bear, so the spray can affect the bear’s eyes, nose, throat, and lungs.  Spray when a bear is no less than 25 feet away.  Point the canister slightly downwards and spray in 2 to 3 second bursts in the direction of the bear with a slight side-to-side motion. This distributes an expanding cloud of spray that the bear must pass through before it gets close to you. Spray additional bursts if the bear continues toward you. Continue spraying until the bear either breaks off its charge or is going to make contact.  Bear spray has been shown to reduce the length and severity of serious physical attacks when used properly. Bear spray should not be used as a preventative measure: never spray your backpack, tent or person with bear spray.

Hunting in bear country

BRETT FRENCH, Gazette Staff

Learn how to tell black bears and grizzly bears apart. Take a bear ID test.

Hiking or horse packing in bear country

A hiker from North Carolina, in white, had to scale a cliff to get out of a bear’s way in Glacier National Park. 

Philip Granrud photo

Dealing with food waste and garbage

Florida Fish and Wildlife

Storing food in bear country

Food hangs on a bear pole.

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Setting up camp in bear country

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Bear country cooking

A grizzly bear is shown in Glacier National Park's Many Glacier Campground earlier this year. 

Photo Courtesy Glacier National Park Visitor

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