Black Bear, Cub Killed After Attack Near Wyoming State Line

Game agents tracked down and killed a female black bear and her cub, after the female attacked a homeowner near Victor, Idaho, near the Wyoming state line. The incident mirrors dust-ups with black bears this year in Wyoming.

Mark Heinz
August 02, 2023
4 min read

Wildlife agents in Idaho tracked down and killed a female black bear and her cub Monday after the female attacked a man outside his garage near the town of Victor, which is near the Wyoming state line. ... The incident echoes bad encounters with black bears in Wyoming this year when Wyoming Game and Fish agents killed two black bears near Sheridan after conflicts with people.

Attack At Garage Door

The female black bear attacked and hurt a man Monday as he was opening his garage door in a subdivision in the foothills near Victor, Idaho Game and Fish Department spokesman James Brower told Cowboy State Daily. ... She had a cub with her, but the cub didn’t participate in the attack, he added.

The man apparently suffered minor injuries, Brower said. ... “I can’t give details about his medical condition, but he was able to contact us immediately after the attack” and apparently didn’t require hospitalization, Brower said.

Game wardens and deputies from the Teton County, Idaho, Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene shortly after the man called for help, Brower said. They quickly tracked the bears down and killed them. ... “It’s always a sad situation to have to lethally remove wildlife, and it’s definitely something we want to do, but public safety comes first,” Brower said.

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Mark Heinz
Outdoors Reporter