Yellowstone National Park 2025 Trip Reports
Trip Report ~ Bear & Wolf Sightings ~ by Bill Hamblin
13 through 16 June 2025
Yellowstone National Park
Beautiful Mountain Lion ~ Lamar Valley ~ April 10th, 2023 ~ Photo by Linda Rudge Carney © All Rights Reserved
Mountain Lion ~ also known as the Cougar, Puma, Panther, or Catamount ~ Puma concolor
~ June 2025 ~
June 13th - Friday
44 degrees in Silver Gate this morning warming up to 82 degrees out in the park. I had a THREE DOG DAY today. At 5:15 a.m. I found a black bear on Specimen Ridge hunting elk calves. At 5:25 a.m. I found the grizzly sow with one yearling (Ski Slope family) on the first meadow behind Ski Slope. At 5:40 a.m. I found a grizzly northeast of the Institute digging. At 5:45 a.m. Gary G found the grizzly with two yearlings (Specimen Ridge family) in the Bowl. At 5:55 a.m. Randi M found a colorful grizzly hunting elk calves low in the Bowl. At 8:10 a.m. I found a gray uncollared and a black collared Mollies wolf above the new growth forest above Hitching Post. At 9:45 a.m. 1545M a Junction Butte pack member was seen south of Dorothy's Pullout. At 10:25 a.m. we had a black bear cross Square Meadow east to west. At 4:00 p.m. we had a grizzly just across the creek near Soda Butte Picnic area. At 8:05 p.m. we had a large grizzly was in view north at Lower Baronette.
June 14th - Saturday
Saturday June 14th. 44 degrees in Silver Gate this morning warming up to 82 degrees this afternoon out in the park. I watched a dusty grouse parading on the skyline south of Footbridge Pullout this morning. I watched a golden eagle soar north of the Institute this afternoon. I had a THREE DOG DAY today. At 5:15 a.m. Gary G found a large grizzly south of Hubard Hill on a bison carcass. At 5:20 a.m. four black and one gray Junction Butte wolves were at the carcass until the grizzly pushed them off. Later after the grizzly left the wolves returned to the carcass this time with six blacks and one gray wolf. At 6:15 a.m. Paul H found the grizzly sow with two yearlings (Specimen Ridge family) on the first meadow south and behind Ski Slope. At 6:20 a.m. we had a courting pair of grizzlies in A-Z Meadow. At 6:25 a.m. we had a black bear sow with one yearling cinnamon yearling cub in the A-Z Meadow. At 7:50 a.m. Kate J, Silver Gate Guides, found the grizzly sow with three two-year-old cubs (Druid Peak family) north of Picnic Pullout (I got there late and only saw two of the four as they went over the ridgeline). At 8:30 a.m. I found two adult grizzlies on the first skyline clearing east of Penny Lane. Not sure what we had, Randi M thought a sow with a very large cub, it was definitely not a courting pair. At 9:00 a.m. Kate J, Silver Gate Guides, found a bedded gray Mollies Wolf above the new growth forest south of Hitching Post (the Mollies den is above this new growth forest, but out of sight over a ridge). At 11:15 a.m. we had a black bear sow with one black cub of the year south of Picnic Pullout. At 2:00 p.m. I found the grizzly sow with one yearling (Ski Slope family) on the first meadow south and behind Ski Slope. They later bedded in the snowbank. At 4:30 p.m. Gary G found a courting pair of grizzlies on Penny Lane viewed from the Confluence. At 7:20 p.m. I had a black bear just off the road at Soda Butte Picnic area.
June 15th - Sunday
Sunday June 15th. 44 degrees in Silver Gate this morning warming up to 82 degrees out in the park. I had two dusty grouses parading on the ridgeline south of Footbridge Pullout. At 5:15 a.m. we found five black and one gray wolf on the bison carcass from yesterday southwest of Picnic Pullout. At 5:15 a.m. a large dark grizzly approached the bison carcass and took it from the wolves. The grizzly was not there long before leaving, going into the tree line to the south. The wolves briefly got the carcass back. At 5:30 a.m. a second grizzly worked its way from the west to take the carcass from the wolves. At 5:45 a.m. Randi M found the grizzly sow with two yearling cubs (Specimen Ridge family) on the second meadow behind and south of Ski Slope. Interestingly, they bedded for a long nap in the exact place the grizzly sow with one yearling did yesterday. At 5:50 a.m. I found the grizzly sow with two yearlings (Middle Ridge family) on the A-Z Meadow. At 8:00 a.m. found a black bear in the No Bear Meadow. At 9:00 a.m. Gary G found a cinnamon black bear on the # 3 finger on Norris. At 5:55 p.m. I found a small colorful grizzly digging in the Bowl. At 6:05 p.m. I found a medium sized colorful grizzly digging high in the Bowl. At 6:15 p.m. Gary G found a black bear on the second sliver of Ski Slope. At 6:25 p.m. Gary G found the grizzly with one yearling cub (Ski Slope family) on the connection between Ski Slope and the first meadow behind Ski Slope. At 7:30 p.m. Gary G found a courting pair of grizzlies on the second skyline clearing east of Penny Lane. At 7:40 p.m. Gary G found a large grizzly digging on the high clearing northeast of Pebble Creek.
June 16th - Monday
Monday June 16th. 44 degrees this morning in Silver Gate warming up to the low 80's out in the park this afternoon. I watched a female grouse on the skyline this morning from Footbridge Pullout. Slow days on bears, so we watched one adult coyote and four pups on Ranger Rock northeast of the Institute. Today we had sage thrashers singing in the sage. At 5:00 a.m. I found a small colorful grizzly digging on Amethyst Bench. At 5:05 a.m. Gary G found a larger, darker grizzly just west of Amethyst Bench. At 5:25 a.m. Gary G found the grizzly sow with one yearling (Ski Slope family) on the first meadow behind Ski Slope. At 5:35 a.m. I found the grizzly sow with two yearlings (Middle ridge family) in the Bell. At 6:25 a.m. Hunter G, Silver Gate Guides, found a grizzly digging north of Picnic Pullout, it was in between a group of trees but a lot of people got to see the grizzly. At 7:35 a.m. I found a large cinnamon black bear low on the east end of Druid Peak viewed from Picnic Pullout. At 8:30 a.m. Gary G found a medium sized colorful grizzly digging high on the A-Z Meadow, which was in sight for a long time. At 9:00 a.m. Gary G found a black bear sow with one black cub of the year crossing the lower part of Ski Slope. At 9:30 a.m. Gary G found a black bear south of Fisherman's Pullout. At 10:35 a.m. I found the grizzly sow with two yearlings (Specimen Ridge family) digging in the Bowl. At 12:10 p.m. the black bear sow with one cinnamon and one black cub of the year was just off the road southeast of Pebble Creek. At 5:00 p.m. I had a large black bear high south of finger # 1 on Norris. At 6:15 p.m. Gary G found a small grizzly high on A-Z Meadow.
People Seen
From Montana: Rick M, Helena E, Taylor R, Jeff B and Jeremy S. From Utah: Paul H. From Colorado: Terri S. From Minnesota: Scott W and Kate S. Bear watchers seen this report: From Washington: Randi M. From Mississippi: Gary G. From New Mexico: Bob W. From Wyoming: Terri W, Gabriel M, and Tom H. From Virginia: Big John B. From Colorado: Kim H. From Montana: Jeff and Val B, Kathy M, and Greg and Tracie R. From Utah: Kevin and Pam A, Ed and Sara S, and Chris B, and sons Jack, Rock, and Finn. From Idaho: Larry M, and Jennings and Carma S. Others seen this report: From Montana: Nate U, Chris H, MacNeil L, Grant J, Emil M, Kyle D, Anu L, Audra C, Quinn H, Michael S, Scott B, Kate J, and Hunter G. From Oregon: Kurt and Beth E. From Wisconsin: John and Marie E. From Vermont: John K. From California: Carol B.
Beautiful Mountain Lion ~ Lamar Valley ~ April 10th, 2023 ~ Photo by Linda Rudge Carney © All Rights Reserved
Mountain Lion ~ also known as the Cougar, Puma, Panther, or Catamount ~ Puma concolor
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