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ISLAND PARK, Idaho — A hunter in Idaho shot and killed a male grizzly bear in self-defense on Saturday, Oct. 18, after it charged him from a short distance away. The incident occurred in the North Antelope flats area of Island Park on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

According to a Monday press release from Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG), the hunter was traveling through thick timber when the grizzly came out of the brush and charged directly at him. The hunter used his rifle to shoot the bear before contact was made. He then called the Fremont County Sh

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