Another unrelated incident--here in Montana yesterday..fellow was hunting pheasants near Choteau..sow griz come boiling out of the brush..he shot and killed her with his 12 gauge shotgun at something like 10 feet or so..they found out later she had 3 cubs near by..not sure how old they are and if they can make it on their own..real trajedy for everyone..sow, cubs and sure the hunter was not impressed as well...

Ripp