Blogger’s NOTE: since first posting this story about a day ago, other Internet sources (i.e. http://tinyurl.com/35nxr4o) have called into question the authenticity of the information reporting this event occurred in Minnesota. While it would be nice to have the information correct and verified accurate, what is most interesting and provocative is the content of the pictures. As this story further develops, we’ll provide the information as we discover it.
A good friend of mine who lives down in the area where this was purported to have happened sent me these interesting pics by e-mail. As is often the case, the e-mail fails to mention the name of the photographer/witness to this scene, but nevertheless the pictures are striking enough I thought I would pass them along. Check out the brief story and photos as it appeared in the e-mail.
This is just west of Chatfield [Minnesota] off hwy 30. The pics are of a buck that was hit by a vehicle and could not walk. It happened locally off of County Road 139 near Cummingsville, MN. A friend of a friend happened to stop to look at the deer when the bear came out of the woods and attacked it. He was actually pretty close when all this happened as the pics will show. ~Anonymous
As is always the case in these viral e-mail stories, if the witness to the scene wants to step up and take credit for the photos, as well as tell us some additional details about what they observed, we welcome those comments.
For what it’s worth…it should be noted that this summer in southern Minnesota we have been hearing many reports of bear sightings outside their typical range. In fact, for the first time in my nearly 50 year lifetime we have had credible sightings of bears with cubs less than two miles from my farm. Amazing!
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Amazing pics! I hope he had his foot on the pedal and his hand on his deer hunting rifle just in case.
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