Hunter escapes attack by shoving arm down bear's throat
Dellwo said he only had time to take a few steps back before the bear knocked him off his feet and bit his head.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) -- A Montana bow hunter is recovering after he survived a grizzly bear mauling by remembering a tip from his grandmother and shoving his arm down the animal's throat.
Chase Dellwo, 26, was hunting with his brother northwest of the town of Choteau on Saturday when he came face-to-face with a 350- to 400-pound male grizzly, the Great Falls Tribune reported ([url=http://gftrib.com/1WGK9mk]http://gftrib.com/1WGK9mk[/url] ). Dellwo was walking up a creek bed, hoping to drive a herd of elk to a ridge where his brother was waiting. More...
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