GREAT FALLS State wildlife officials say that a grizzly bear was shot after it a landowner near his residence between Condon and Seeley Lake in the Swan Valley earlier this week.

The man heard noises outside his residence and "disturbances" with his livestock and dogs on the night of Tuesday, June 3, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.

He walked outside to check on his animals and the bear charged at him.

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The man shot and killed the bear; the man was not hurt.

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This is the third instance of a grizzly bear being shot within the last several weeks.

Two landowners were picking mushrooms about a mile north of Choteau on Wednesday, Ma

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