The grizzly bear is a pretty common theme in Missoula, given that the U of M campus is here and that their football team is named The Grizzlies.
This big bronze griz is atop the Boone and Crockett Club memorial by the river walk which passes by the old Milwaukee Line station.
"Grizzly Bear" is the work of artist, explorer, big-game hunter, entrepreneur, museum preparator and director James Lippitt Clark (1883 - 1969), a member of the Boon & Crockett Club from 1930 to 1969. Clark is well known for his exceptional bronze animal sculptures.