It was the first such killing tied to the park’s elk hunt, according to a park official. Details are scant on the bear’s death, because it’s under investigation. But officials said the bear “reportedly charged the hunting party” around 7:30 a.m. along the east bank of the Snake River to the north of Schwabacher Landing. The hunters were 48-year-old David Trembly, a Dubois man, and Trembly’s 20- and 17-year-old sons, said Dwayne Trembly, the father of David Trembly.
Following the incident, Grand Teton officials discovered a cow elk carcass nearby and closed a half-square-mile area to the northwest of Teton Point Overlook. “It was a large adult male, and it did not have any tags,” Grand Teton spokeswoman Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles said of the dead grizzly. “It is the first bear mortality within the park that was the result of a hunter.” Continue reading more…. Article source jhnewsandguide.com