WY: Grizzly Bear Attacks Hunter
October 3, 2016 From KOWB1290.com A man was seriously injured Sunday morning when he went to retrieve an elk he shot the day before and was attacked by a grizzly bear. The victim was attacked…
ID: Hunter rescued in North Idaho
October 11, 2016 From KXLY.com St. Maries, Idaho – Emergency responders from several agencies rescued an elderly hunter who fell down an embankment in Shoshone County Monday. Charles Peterson, 74, was chasing after an elk…
AK: Hunter found dead pinned under ATV in creek near Palmer
September 27, 2016 From ADN.com Michael D. Anderson, 59, last seen Sunday evening, was found dead a day later, trapped beneath his all-terrain vehicle in a creek near Palmer. “Investigation revealed Anderson was hunting near…
MN: Anoka County Uses a Drone to Rescue Stranded Hunter
September 26, 2016 From Patch.com On Sept. 17, A 65-year-old hunter called 911 from his cell phone and reported that he had been hunting in the Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management area in Anoka County.…
WI: Duck hunter accidentally shoots himself
September 25, 2016 From MarshfieldNewsHerald.com MCMILLAN – A 32-year-old man accidentally shot himself Saturday while duck hunting in the McMillan Marsh State Wildlife Area. The man was taking down a duck blind when his gun…
AK: Bear mauls, injures Kentucky man on Alaska hunting trip
September 23, 2016 From WLWT.com ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Kentucky hunter is recovering from injuries suffered when he was mauled by a bear on Alaska’s Admiralty Island. Douglas Adkins, 57, was injured as he…
MT: Body found at bottom of cliff in Crazy Mountains believed to be missing hunter
September 28, 2016 From KRTV.com BOZEMAN – Shortly before noon Wednesday, searchers with dogs found a body in the Crazy Mountains. They believe it to be missing bow hunter Mark Rollins, 60, of Iowa. Rollins…
ID: Man hunting in Riverside crawls for miles with broken leg before rescue
September 24, 2016 From PE.com Stranded in Idaho’s back country with a badly broken leg, Riverside resident John Sain had given up hope. On Thursday, Sain was recovering from his injuries at a hospital in…
AK: TMHS student dies of accidental gunshot
September 17, 2016 From JuneauEmpire.com Juneau – Ryan Mayhew, 17, was shot in the torso and killed Saturday morning when a firearm he was retrieving accidentally discharged. Mayhew and three other men, ages 26, 22…
MT: Two hunters hurt in separate Montana grizzly bear encounters
September 27, 2016 From BozemanDailyChronicle.com Two separate grizzly bear encounters were reported over the weekend, one in the Tom Miner Basin north of Gardiner and one near Hebgen Lake. On Sunday morning, a man bow…