Bear Warning

Bear Warning

The Montana State Dept of Fish and Wildlife is advising golfers to take extra precautions and be on the alert for grizzly bears while playing on Gallatin, Helena, and Lewis and Clark National Golf Courses. They advise golfers to wear noise producing devices such as little bells on their clothing to alert, but not to startle the bears unexpectedly. They also advise you to carry pepper spray in the case of an encounter with a grizzly bear. It is also a good idea to watch for signs of bear activity.

Golfers should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings on the golf course. Black bear droppings are smaller and contain berries and possibly squirrel fur. Grizzly bear droppings have bells, golf gloves and sunglasses in them and smell like pepper spray.