Damn shame! Could they legally carry a firearm to retrieve the elk? Seems like a tragedy waiting to happen if you have to go about unarmed in bear country.

We were in that same area last fall. A guide and his hunter were dressing an elk when a griz jumped them. One of the hunters pulled a pistol and shot the bear a couple times. Deterred it and it ran into some brush. F&G officers couldn’t find the bear but did find a lot of blood.

All I was carrying was my Model 60 with hard cast 180 gr. But I felt a Hell of a lot better about having that than I would’ve about some pepper spray.

“My horn is full and my pouch is stocked with ball and patch. There is a new, sharp flint in my lock and my rifle and I are ready. It is sighted true and my eyes can still aim.”
Kaywoodie