"'This hunter was walking through some downed timber when he was attacked by a bear at a very close range,' says Morgan Jacobsen, Information and Education Program manager for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region 3. But, like in last week’s attacks, the hunter was prepared. 'During the attack, he shot at the bear several times with a pistol,' Jacobsen says. 'The bear subsequently left.' ..." https://www.kxlf.com/news/fourth-hu...gravelly-mountains-within-about-one-week
Thats not a bear attack, that's a thwarted bear attack. Two completely different things. If you have time, you have options... bear attacks leave few options. People have in their head how these things play out, problem is bears have their own playbook.
For those without thumbs, it's s Garden fookin Island, not Hawaii
