Teton Bear Smart

09/28/2026

Have unwanted or expired bear spray canisters? For the month of September, Montana FWP is collecting bear spray canisters for recycling. Teton County (Choteau area) is served by the FWP Region 4 Headquarters located in Great Falls. Address: 4600 Giant Springs Rd, Great Falls, MT 59405 Phone: (406) 454-5840 Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Protect your local sanitation workers and recycle your unwanted bear canisters with Montana FWP.

09/18/2026

🍎🐻 Join Teton Bear Smart at the 2026 TASGA Threshing Bee! 🐻🍎
Teton Bear Smart will be at the 2026 TASGA Threshing Bee with our fruit press!

Bring your excess apples and other fruits and help us put them to good use. Removing ripe and fallen fruit from yards is an important way to reduce attractants that can draw bears into neighborhoods, and pressing that fruit is a tasty bonus!
Stop by, learn more about Teton Bear Smart, see the press in action, and find out how you can help keep our community safer for both people and bears.

🍏 Have more fruit than you can use? Come talk with us about gleaning and ways to keep fruit trees from becoming a wildlife attractant.
We hope to see you at the Threshing Bee!

06/16/2026

🐻 Get Bear Smart at the Teton Bear Smart Bear Fair!
Join us at the Old Trail Museum on Saturday, June 20, from 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. for a fun and informative day focused on bear awareness and safety.
Admission is FREE, and the first 50 attendees will receive free bear spray!
Enjoy:
• Bear spray demonstrations
• Advice from bear experts
• Educational exhibits
• Bear-safety information
• Food and refreshments
Bring the family, learn how to stay safe in bear country, and connect with local organizations working to protect both people and wildlife. We hope to see you there!

06/01/2026

Join us for the Teton Bear Smart Bear Fair at the Old Trail Museum in Choteau, Montana!

Bring the whole family on Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 11 AM–3 PM for a fun, free community event all about living and recreating safely and responsibly in bear country.

Enjoy free admission, bear spray demos, bear experts, safety workshops, bear exhibits, food trucks, and more! The first 50 attendees receive free bear spray.

📍 Old Trail Museum, Choteau, MT
🌐 oldtrailmuseum.org/teton-bear-smart/
Come learn, explore, and get bear smart!

04/13/2026

04/11/2026

📚🐻 **Reading Ramble is back for April!**

Take a stroll through Choteau City Park along the Soroptimist Path and enjoy Reading Ramble, a fun, family-friendly experience where a story unfolds one page at a time along the trail.

This month, Teton Bear Smart has partnered with Reading Ramble to share important bear safety tips with kids in a fun and engaging way. It’s the perfect blend of reading, learning and enjoying the outdoors!

Bring the family and ramble together! 🌿📖

04/05/2026

We had an incredible time celebrating Bear Aware Day with our K–6 students on April 2! 🐻

A huge thank you to Choteau Elementary School for hosting and to Principal Rachel Christensen for supporting such a meaningful learning opportunity for our kids. Students had the chance to learn how to safely coexist with bears, understand bear behavior, and become responsible in bear country.

We are especially grateful to our amazing partners—Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Montana Discovery Foundation, Boone and Crockett Club, and People and Carnivores—for bringing engaging, hands-on education that made this day both fun and impactful.

Together, we’re helping the next generation stay safe, informed, and prepared to live responsibly alongside bears. 🐾🌲

02/21/2026

Join us at Teton Pass Ski Area for our Bear Trivia event from 3:00-5:00 PM for some good fun and good eats! If you can't make it up to the ski hill, join us right here for our Facebook Live broadcast of the trivia competition starting @ 4:00 PM.

02/18/2026

We’ve got two great wildlife-focused community events coming up!
Bear Trivia presented by Teton Bear Smart
Hosted by Teton Pass Ski Area
🧠 Bear Trivia | 4–5PM
🎁 Prizes + raffle prizes
🍺 $1 from every b**r pint donated to Teton Bear Smart
⛷️ Après Ski Menu | 3–5PM
Plus…
Wild Wings Pint Night
🗓 Friday, February 20, 2026
🕕 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 The American Legion
🎟 Free to attend
Join us in supporting wildlife education, conservation, and our local community. We hope to see you at both events! 🐻🦅🍻

12/31/2025

Come and join Teton Bear Smart for Bear Trivia at Teton Pass Ski Area’s Waldron Creek Saloon! Trivia prizes, raffles prizes, food, skiing and drinks to be had! February 21st, 2026 @ 4pm. For more information, contact [email protected].