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Parks biologists and rangers are investigating the case, trying to figure out whether the backpacker had justification for shooting the bear, said Kris Fister, a park spokeswoman. The parks service was withholding the hiker's name as of Sunday.
Fister's statement read that "it is legal to carry a firearm in the (original) portion of the park, but it is not legal to discharge it."
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Grizzly's do a lot of false charges so I am told. Whether a person wishes to wait and see if the bear is serious or just bluffing is a personal question but in a National Park one is much better off first trying pepper spray if one has the time to do so and apparently these people had time.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...d-preserve5943
I am not fixing to swap my S&W 460 for a 1911 anytime soon.