LOLO – Reaction time during a bear encounter is the focus of a new effort from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to better educate the public about grizzlies and black bears.

And it involves a bear on wheels that can reach about the same top speed as a grizzly can — more than 30 mph. The bear is not life sized, but isn’t tiny and stands on what is essentially a four-wheeled souped-up radio controlled car.

The training trailer and its educational content come from a partnership between FWP, Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation (MOLF), with support from Safari Club International (SCI) Foundation, the Western Montana Chapter of SCI, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

The exercise involves inert bear spray, which a person can use when the bear is rushing at them. It’s an opportunity

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