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Watch yourselves in bear country!

Postby Bullnuts » 09 17, 2012 •  [Post 1]

Just happy this attack wasn't more serious and the hunter will be ok.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/09/ ... latestnews

For those who haven't seen this, a bowhunter was attacked by a grizzly bear in Idaho. The attack happened while the hunter was blood trailing a bull that he had shot the day before. The bear had, unfortunately, found the bull before the hunter did and claimed the elk for its own. The bear attacked when the hunter approached, bit the hunter in the shoulder, and then retreated to the kill site. It's just something that bears do, so you can't blame the bear. We just have to be careful.
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Re: Watch yourselves in bear country!

Postby Panhandle Archer » 09 17, 2012 •  [Post 2]

Yep, good post. Happens every year.

Be smart out there (i.e. always pack your pistol when retrieving game in wolf/bear country).
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