Grizzly range is expanding rapidly. My place was included inside this growing “range” in 1994, and they are not uncommon here. We see several a year while hunting and glassing. We take all precautions and carry sidearms and spray, but we are not too foolish to believe it couldn’t happen to one of us under dire circumstances. Bears have killed their share of the well armed along with those without protection. Wild animals are unpredictable. It’s the chance you take out there.
The Growing Range of the Grizzly
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/animated-image-showing-grizzly-bear-range-expansion-gye-1990-2016.
