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The couple was walking with their dog on national forestland near the U.S.-Canada border when the bear came out of thick brush and attacked

The couple was walking with their dog on national forestland near the U.S.-Canada border when the bear came out of thick brush and attacked

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When you live in a rural, wooded, isolated community at over 5,000 feet, you probably are accustomed to encountering wildlife.

The warden determined the shooting was justified in self-defense, said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesperson Chrissy Webb.

"I never thought there would be a bear in our house, so that was quite the wakeup call at three in the morning."

A Montana man shot and killed a black bear he encountered in his living room after waking up to the sound of a barking dog in the middle of the

A Montana man shot and killed a bear after the animal broke into his home early in the morning

A Montana man shot and killed a black bear he encountered in his living room after waking up to the sound of a barking dog in the middle of the night.

A state wildlife officials says the shooting was justified in self-defense.