Man Cited For Shooting Grizzly Bear Near Noxon

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On Monday, October 20 Randall Sharp of Noxon called the Sanders County Sheriff Dispatch to report that he shot and killed a bear behind his house and asked that Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks contact him. Warden Sergeant Jon Obst was notified by Sanders County Dispatch. Obst went to Sharp’s residence that day. Sharp showed Obst the bear, and told him that he shot the bear when it returned to get into his trash. When Sharp saw that the bear wore a collar and appeared to be a grizzly, he had called the sheriff’s dispatch.

Obst identified the bear as a grizzly and removed the bear that night from the residence. After an investigation, Sharp was cited on October 28 for a single misdemeanor charge in Sanders County Justice Court. The charge was for hunting during a closed season and for shooting a grizzly bear when no hunting season is in place. The citation notes that, if found guilty, Sharp would be subject to pay restitution for the grizzly bear.

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