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Shari Sommerfeld | profile | all galleries >> Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks - Sept. 2012 >> Grizzly Bear on Mule Deer Carcass (YNP) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Grizzly Bear on Mule Deer Carcass (YNP)

Just north of the South Rim Drive Road in the Canyon area of Yellowstone NP, a mule deer was hit and killed by a car. A grizzly bear dragged the carcass into the woods (not too far off the road) and burried it. People started setting up their scopes and cameras early in the morning to wait for the bear to come back.
I got there at 11am and staked out my spot and set up my tripod and camera. Met some really nice people during our wait...which ended up being 8 hours!!! Mostly watched the ravens on the carcass. The rangers were there keeping people in the designated area and keeping the path to the carcass open for the bear.
The bear finally came back at 7pm. It ran across the hill behind where we were all set up and then proceded across the road.
The bear grabbed the deer and pulled it out from where he had burried it. Amazing sight!
By the time the bear came back, it was pretty dark. You will see these pictures are not the greatest quality as my ISO was up at 3200! But it atleast shows what went on...
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