re: Since bears have been in the news lately. Have you ever seen one

I live in MT, so they’re pretty commonly seen. I worked at Glacier for several years, and have spent time living in the Madison Valley. I’ve been bluff charged by a grizzly in a cliff band on a peak on the continental divide, in the park. It came within 8 feet of me; it swiped its paw in the air and stood on its hind legs looking down on me. I hopped down the ledge instinctively. That same day I saw 6.

Last fall, during hyperphasia, a blackie hopped over my 6’ privacy fence into my backyard to get into secure garbage alongside my house.