Dupuyer’s Teddy Bear Fence: A Big Sky Treasure

There's A Teddy Bear Fence In Montana

Roadside America says the Teddy Bear Fence is "On the west side of US-89 just south of Deflection Rd, about seven miles south of Dupuyer or 13 miles north of Bynum."

Thanks, Lewis and Clark. (I'm awful at giving directions.) I couldn't find the Teddy Bear Fence on Google Maps, so these are the best directions you're going to get.

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How Did This Teddy Bear Fence Come To Be

According to reporting from KRTV:

It all started when a wildlife crossing was put on Highway 89. Patrick Field, a farmer from Dupuyer, decided to peacefully protest the wildlife crossing by jokingly hanging 3 stuffed bears on the fence. It didn't take long for the word to get out about the protest of the wildlife crossing and it started gaining popularity.

Fast forward around a decade or so, and it's a popular spot on US Highway 89 for people to stop, take pictures, and add a stuffed bear to the collection.

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When Field was asked if he saw this coming, he responded, “Never, never in a million years did I think it would do what it did, no,”.

The Legacy Of The Teddy Bear Fence

As a person from that area, I love the idea of this Teddy Bear fence.

It adds some fun and whimsy to a stretch of road that, honestly, isn't all that fun and whimsical, especially in the wind. If you're planning a trip to Glacier, it could be a fun place to stop, take a few pictures, and maybe even add your own Teddy Bear.

If you add your own Teddy Bear to the fence, be sure and send us a picture.

Real bears are a bit scarier ⬇⬇⬇