Bears Are ‘Spinning Out’ in Southern Montana. Wildlife Managers Are at Their Wit’s End.

As bears ‘spin out’ in southern Montana, wildlife managers are at wit’s end

Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with opposing views on how to live with the species — and if a 'fed bear' really should be a 'dead bear.'

Bears are ‘spinning out’ in southern Montana. Wildlife Managers are at their wit’s end.

Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear-human conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with conflicting views on how to live with the species — and whether a 'fed bear' really should be a 'dead bear.'

Red Lodge sees huge influx of bears this year

Over the past three to four years, bears have gotten bolder in the mountain town of Red Lodge.