They Left a Wildlife Officer Tied to a Pine-But the Grizzly Reached for the Rope Instead of His Throat

Service spur above Coldwater Pass. The drainage beyond it had been closed to motor traffic for grizzly recovery work, and the rain had preserved the tread pattern cleanly. I called in my location, asked another officer to start my way, and followed on foot.

I should have waited.

The thought had been clear even then. But fifty yards beyond the berm, I continue reading …