Bear shot by hunter bites back!

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Bear shot by hunter bites back, dies

Hunter: Two bear bites, one to bone, leave him 'a little sore'

Friday, November 25, 2005; Posted: 9:07 p.m. EST (02:07 GMT)

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A black bear bit and clawed a hunter who had just shot it four times in what game authorities said appeared to be a first for the state.

Samuel H. Beauchamp, 47, said he was approaching the downed 320-pound bear in Rothrock State Forest in central Pennsylvania on Monday, the first day of bear-hunting season, when it came after him.

Beauchamp, of nearby Newville, had just shot the bear with a .444-caliber rifle and was within 15 feet of it. He turned to run, but the bear put a claw around his hip and bit him twice, once in each thigh, before dying.

"The bear wasn't attacking 100 percent. I mean really, it was dead on its feet when it came up. If it would have been 100 percent I wouldn't have been standing there," Beauchamp said Friday.

Other hunters heard a growl and came to Beauchamp's aid.

"It was shock at first. It's like he came alive, like 'boom.' I guess he growled, like the other people heard. That motivated me to turn around and start running away," he said.

Game commission bear biologist Mark Ternent said the attack was the first case known to state officials in which a bear had attacked a hunter who had just shot it and was attempting to recover it.
Beauchamp was released from the hospital after about two hours of treatment. One bite went down to the bone.


"I didn't feel any pain after it happened," he said Friday. "I'm a little sore now.

I would have paid money to see the look on that guys face right before the bear bit him...

Sadly, i was hoping for a little messy dismemberment of the hunter...

[angryoldman]

TweetI have nothing against hunting, although I don't do it myself. I understand the need to keep animal population under control, and as long as you eat what you kill. However, I like this story. It's only fair that hunted can be the hunter for a few seconds.

[TestRip7]

TweetHe should have shot it in the head.

[TestRip7]

Tweetthen he wouldn't have ruined the meat and could have filled the freezer up.

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I would have paid money to see the look on that guys face right before the bear bit him...

Sadly, i was hoping for a little messy dismemberment of the hunter...

Same here, wish the bear would have killed him. Im not a fan of hunting animals as a "sport".

[TestRip7]

TweetAOM, your dead on. Hunting dangerous game is in itself a dangerous sport. When I have hunted wolves or wild boars, I went into it with the knowledge that I might get seriously mamed or hurt but that is what makes it a sport to me. Anyone with enough balls to hunt any form of dangerous legal game should expect the worst and hope for the best because shit can and does happen......

[jipped genes]

Tweeti guess it wouldnt be called dangerous game if they didnt get a bite or two from time to time

[LilFella]

Tweetwonder what he shot it with? maybe he should get a bigger gun lol