Hunter bitten by a bear in Emmet County

Comment: Be careful out there.....

"The DNRE’s preliminary investigation of the incident indicates that Fortune may have been wearing clothing underneath his camouflage hunting gear that smelled like fried food items from a family party he attended just prior to going hunting"


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Minnesota hunters' friend attacked by grizzly bear in western Montana - TwinCities.com

Keep your distance and be aware whenever you are in bear country that bear attacks can and do happen. One can not predict the conditions that incite this behavior --- so be safe!

Minnesota hunters' friend attacked by grizzly bear in western Montana - TwinCities.com

Bureaucracy complicated news of man’s fatal grizzly mauling

"interviews with officials involved with the response to Evert’s death from fatal grizzly attack, shows that concern about politics, legal liability and interagency relationships complicated communications with the press and the public."

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The Associated Press: Bear attack highlights lax Ohio exotic pet laws

Via the Associated Press

"The bear that recently killed a caretaker in a Cleveland suburb was the latest example of animal violence in Ohio. The state has some of the nation's weakest restrictions on exotic pets and among the highest number of injuries and deaths caused by them."

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Ohio bear owner carried no insurance for caretaker

"Records show the owner of a bear that recently mauled its caretaker to death had no workplace injury insurance to cover the man, an apparent violation of state law."


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Witness Report of Grizzly Attack in Yellowstone: "She Was Hunting Us~!

"COOKE CITY - One of the survivors of a deadly grizzly bear attack said Thursday she realized her only hope was to play dead after feeling the bear's jaw clamp onto her arm in the middle of the night"

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Getting It Right: Correct Information on Yellowstone Bear Attack

"Yellowstone Bear Attack: A recent bear attack at the Soda Butte camp near Yellowstone National Park is a serious reminder that we are not the top of the food chain when in forested areas. .......

The expansion of human settlements, the increasing number of tourists and the less and less food sources are turning the wild animals, such as bears and wolves into highly territorial, extremely aggressive beasts."

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Traps set for bear that killed camper

"COOKE CITY — One man was killed in a bear attack around 1 a.m. Wednesday at Soda Butte Campground a mile east of here. Two other campers in separate campsites in the campground also were injured. It is unclear if they were attacked by a black bear or a grizzly of if more than one bear was involved."

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