Bear Hunter Injured by Black Bear

A 49-year-old bear hunter from Shepherd, Mich., was injured Sunday night (Sept. 11) when he was attacked in his tree stand by a female black bear in Mackinac County, west of the village of Trout Lake, the Department of Natural Resources reported today.

The hunter sustained non-life threatening lacerations to his legs and was transported to a local hospital by a member of his hunting party.

According to initial reports, the hunter was seated approximately 10 to 12 feet above the ground in a tree stand when...