ENNIS - A St. Louis, Missouri man was recovering in the hospital on Tuesday after he was attacked by a grizzly bear while hunting with a friend near the Dry Gulch, Cascade Creek area south of Ennis.
The two hunters were bugling for elk on Monday morning when they came upon a grizzly bear eating a carcass, said Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Chief Information Officer Greg Lemon.
The two men yelled at the bear and it began to charge, according to a post from the victim's friend.
The two men attempted to spray the animal with bear spray, but only one man's spray deployed.
The grizzly bear then attacked Tom Sommer, scratching at the man's head and shoulders as he tried to shoot the bear.
The bear bit through Sommer's thigh and then put the victim's head in its mouth, according to Sommer's friend.
Sommer was then able to spray the animal with bear spray from about two feet away and escaped.
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4 comments:
The bear attacked him near his Ennis? Boy he is lucky to still have it.
My bear spray is made of lead and copper and comes out of the barrel.of my gun.
It works every time.
Bear spray? How about a 30 caliber to the head.
The bear was there first, not bothering anybody, just doing what a bear does.
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