Bear Attacks the Owner of Trouthunter Lodge

Rich Paini the owner of Trouthunter in Island Park was attacked by a bear while elk hunting near his home. Rich survived the attack but he suffered some puncture wounds as well as the loss of a finger.

LINK (Via: Island Park News)

Update on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 12:00AM by Eric Rathbun

Update: 

"We were about 10 yards apart on a small game/cattle trail when we heard what I had thought to be elk crashing out of some heavy timber to the west. In an effort to see what was going on I took a few steps in the direction of the commotion putting a small stand of aspen between Rich and myself. Almost immediately, I heard Rich yell “BEAR!”

Read on here at the Trouthunter Blog

Comments

[arons]

Scary stuff. Glad there are no predators that big around me.