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DURANGO — A Colorado man was injured when he was bitten by a bear that had been shot by his hunting partner.
The Durango Herald the man and a woman encountered the male black bear while hunting near Pagosa Springs Sept. 4.
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife official says the woman shot but did not kill the bear, which was about 3 years old and weighed 125 pounds.
The pair waited more than an hour before the man followed the bear’s blood trail in a wooded area.
The man found the bear, which lunged at him and bit his hand and leg.
The woman shot and killed the bear before they drove to a hospital, where the man was treated and released.
Information from: Durango Herald, http://www.durangoherald.com
