http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2006/11/22/bear-turns-tables-on-virginia-muzzleloader-hunter/ Hunting, Outdoor Photography, Wildlife, Fishing Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:57:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2006/11/22/bear-turns-tables-on-virginia-muzzleloader-hunter/#comment-1275 Moose Droppings » A Virginia Bear Hunter Survives an Attack by a 600lb Black Bear Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:08:51 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=212#comment-1275 [...] reports of a bear hunting getting attacked by a bear he thought was dead flew around the net and I included the story on the blog as well. This was not actually true and I did post a correction when initial news reports were shown [...] [...] reports of a bear hunting getting attacked by a bear he thought was dead flew around the net and I included the story on the blog as well. This was not actually true and I did post a correction when initial news reports were shown [...]

]]> http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2006/11/22/bear-turns-tables-on-virginia-muzzleloader-hunter/#comment-355 Moose Droppings » My Earlier Post about a Bear Hunter Attacked is Misleading Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:48:13 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=212#comment-355 [...] News reports I read and relied on to make that blog post were inaccurate. The news reports suggested that he approached a bear with an unloaded weapon and his friends did so as well. Early reports said that Thurman Hensley thought the 600-pound bear was dead when he approached it. That assertion, coupled with the public appearance that Hensley’s wounds weren’t too serious — he was listed in good condition during most of his hospital stay — probably contributed to the lighthearted approach some took regarding the attack. As in, did you hear about the dumb hunter who, armed only with a single-shot gun, got attacked when he approached a huge bear he thought was dead? It’s not funny, of course. And not true, either. [...] [...] News reports I read and relied on to make that blog post were inaccurate. The news reports suggested that he approached a bear with an unloaded weapon and his friends did so as well. Early reports said that Thurman Hensley thought the 600-pound bear was dead when he approached it. That assertion, coupled with the public appearance that Hensley’s wounds weren’t too serious — he was listed in good condition during most of his hospital stay — probably contributed to the lighthearted approach some took regarding the attack. As in, did you hear about the dumb hunter who, armed only with a single-shot gun, got attacked when he approached a huge bear he thought was dead? It’s not funny, of course. And not true, either. [...]

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