Man allegedly kills grizzly after attack
Posted: October 10th, 2010 | Author: jason | Filed under: bears, wildlife | Tags: afternoon, bear, Cody, cody enterprise, grizzly bear, home man, Man, right arm, thursday afternoon, trailhead, west park, west park hospital, wildlife, wildlife officials, wyoming game | No Comments »Wyoming Game & Fish and U.S. Fish & Wildlife officials are investigating the report of a bear-caused human injury west of Cody.
The report indicated that a hunter was injured early Thursday afternoon by a grizzly bear while hunting near Jim Mountain. The hunter received injuries to his right arm.
Initial information indicates the bear was shot and killed by the hunter after the attack occurred. The hunter was hunting with a partner, who was not in the immediate vicinity of the encounter.
After walking out three miles to the trailhead and driving himself to Cody, the hunter was admitted to West Park Hospital and remained in the hospital overnight for observation.
via Cody Enterprise: Home – Man allegedly kills griz after attack.