Montana men surprise momma bear with cub, encounter ends with accidental shooting
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Two Montana men killed a mama grizzly bear in self-defense after they surprised it and a cub while scouting near the Smokey Range Trailhead in the Flathead National Forest.
"The men were walking through a thick section of forest when they surprised the bears inside of 15 feet," officials said. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
When the bear charged the hunters, both men shot and killed it. One of the men was injured in the attack when his partner accidentally shot him in the shoulder. The injured man was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries.
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