Yellowstone Grizzlies: A Decade of My Experiences

An entertaining, informative, and educational story of the author's decades of solo hiking, photographing, and close calls with Yellowstone grizzly bears. "That Snap in the Timber? Relax, it's only the Wind...Right?

Robert Nevens, Sr. presents his one-of-a-kind book taking the reader closely alongside his tracks as he hikes deep into prime grizzly bear backcountry to locate and photograph grizzlies in the wild. Places where few venture. From his first sighting of a grizzly to the harrowing experiences of facing a charging grizzly at arm's length, along with other very close encounters, his adventures with real time photos will hold the reader close on edge.

Experience the author's field mishaps, mistakes, challenges, aiding other hikers, along with balancing the real risks and rewards of solo hiking in grizzly bear country. Learn of the little-known mysterious death of a state trapped grizzly bear several hundred feet from his cabin door involving two "Never Before" causes of death in recorded grizzly bear history. Learn the real unfiltered account of the shooting death of legendary YST bear #211 aka "Scarface."

Discover the author's research and insight of alarming state grizzly bear management policies, mortality data, statistics, and trends. GYE grizzlies are a complex and iconic national species encircled by a growing and precarious future. Nevens explains the current natural, human, and political threats firmly aligned against their tenuous population. Whether a veteran hiker or a casual GYE visitor, this exciting and informative book will enrich the reader's own relationship, however personally defined, with Yellowstone and her grizzly bears.