A man picking huckleberries killed a grizzly bear after it attacked and injured him in the Flathead National Forest in Montana; officials said the bear likely reacted defensively to protect its cubs.

A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a female grizzly bear after it attacked and injured him badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. (Source: NPS/K. Jalone/CC BY ...

KALISPELL — A Flathead Valley man shot and killed a grizzly bear after it charged him at his home east of Kalispell. The ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a surprise encounter and injured him badly enough that he had to be ...

A man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked and injured him badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. The 72-year-old man was alone when the adult ...

ISLAND PARK, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) said a man was attacked and bitten by a grizzly bear while hunting for elk with a friend in Island Park. The department said the ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a surprise encounter and injured him badly enough that he had to be ...

A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a female grizzly bear after it attacked and injured him badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. (Source: NPS/K. Jalone/CC BY ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a surprise encounter and injured him badly enough that he had to be ...

A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a female grizzly bear after it attacked and injured him badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. (Source: NPS/K. Jalone/CC BY ...

A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a female grizzly bear after it attacked and injured him badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. (Source: NPS/K. Jalone/CC BY ...