I thought that if someone died during the commission of a crime, it was automatically a murder charge? Bell ILLEGALLY shoots a grizzly, things go bad, then he shoots his partner. The guy should NEVER have been issued a permit if he can't take the time to figure out if it is a Griz FIRST! Shoot first and ask questions later? It seems like all the crazies come here to play out their wild west fantasies. That is in the very least negligent homicide, and ignorance should be no excuse for breaking the law.

I shouldn't even need to say imho after this. He committed a crime, and his friend is dead as a direct cause of his ILLEGAL actions. If you can't recognize a Griz, don't go hunting bear!

And what was the guy thinking, taking a shot (at any animal) that wasn't a kill shot? He obviously never got a good full look at the bear, just shooting at anything that moves.

Getting a good clean shot right behind that big huge shoulder blade would have been an obvious give away that it was a Griz!!!