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

and one ear nicked along the rim. Pine needles clung to his coat. Mud darkened the claws on his right paw, and when he breathed, a thin string of saliva caught the fading light.

I stopped testing the rope.

Nineteen years in the field had taught me what people usually learn too late: a bear does not have to look angry to kill you. It does not need a grudge,continue reading …