Powell man credits bear spray in grizzly encounter

A Powell man says bear spray enabled him to frighten off a grizzly bear during a close encounter at a campground west of Cody. Mike Musso says the family dog alerted him to the grizzly approaching the family camper June 6. Musso was camping with his wife and two sons along the North Fork of the Shoshone River. He says the grizzly came within 5 feet of the camper. He says the grizzly was about to charge at their dog, Winter. That's when Musso opened fire with bear spray from the door of the camper. Musso says the spray hit the bear in the face. The bear backed up, shook its head and ran off. The U.S. Forest Service closed the campground the next day.