{"id":8021,"date":"2015-05-20T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/?p=8021"},"modified":"2015-05-19T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T18:41:20","slug":"montana-grizzly-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/montana-grizzly-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Grizzly Encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_3630\"<\/a>On a super cold day, with the threat of rain all day keeping us from going on a hike, we instead chose to visit Montana Grizzly Encounter<\/a> near Bozeman, MT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The bears can be viewed up close and personal in a large enclosure separated by what seems to be way-too-small-a-wall. Since I did not see human bodies scattered all over, I assumed we were safe enough. The handlers hide snacks all around this enclosure so the bears have to forage as they would in nature. Although it is a sanctuary, none of the bears will ever be released as they were all born in captivity so their natural instincts are severely stunted.
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During our visit we got to meet Jake and Maggi. Jake weighs in at almost 900 pounds while Maggi is a petite 600. They were very playful during our short visit (it was super cold and we were standing outside<\/em>) giving ample opportunity to snap the 80+ photos I took (keeping only the four<\/em>). <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t