Welcome back to Scary Bear Attacks! Today’s episode takes us to the remote and rugged mountains just north of Yellowstone National Park in southwest Montana. The granite peaks soar over valleys stuffed with plants and animals. Each season brings its own state of energy as fall season transitions to a slower time. Pines, fir trees and Aspen trees markout the horizon and willow, blueberry and buckbrush hug the lay of the land. In this area, elk, moose, deer, sheep and goats adorn the hillside and black and brown bear, cougar, wolves, coyotes and bobcat stalk the shadows.

In September of 1995 the Schaffer family were on their last day of muzzleloader hunting for elk on Horseshoe Mountain in Montana. None of the hunters have successfully harvested anything yet, but the group is optimistic today is their day. Horseshoe Mountain is a 10,000 foot  ...