BOZEMAN — Bears aren’t just sticking to the mountains this fall, many have been spotted in neighborhoods around Bozeman as they search for food before hibernation.

Bozeman resident Megan Gorski said she was surprised to receive a message from her neighbor one morning warning her about a bear rummaging through her trash.

“She texted me and said, ‘Hey, there’s a bear that’s eating your trash and now it’s in our neighbor’s tree,’ and she sent me a picture of it,” Gorski said. “I grew up in Florida, so I am still getting used to all of the critters out here.”

Gorski said she expected more bear activity earlier in the summer but has started seeing and hearing about more sightings recently.

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