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A 72-year-old man has been injured after saving his dog from a bear attack in Oregon.
Authorities said that the confrontation between the man and the black bear took place on Sunday, about five miles from Creswell, Oregon.
Both the man and the dog survived the confrontation with the male black bear, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) said in a statement on Monday.
They were hiking near his home on private timberland when the encounter with a male black bear began.
Authorities said that the confrontation between the man and the black bear took place on Sunday, about five miles from Creswell, Oregon.
Both the man and the dog survived the confrontation with the male black bear, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) said in a statement on Monday.
They were hiking near his home on private timberland when the encounter with a male black bear began.
72-year-old man saves dog from bear attack
Posted from independent.co.uk
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Dogs
Posted >1 y ago
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Glad they both survived it. In places where there are bears people need to carry repellant or tear gas to shoot at the bear if they get too close
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TSgt Jack Oberholtzer
If you are hunting bear maybe, but for protection against them 357, 10mm or 44 are the most common carry guns in bear country.
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