The Historic Grizzly

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But all that changed again on the morning of September 23, 1979, when a local outfitter named Ed Wiseman was leading a bowhunting client down a narrow ridge in the South San Juan Mountains. Hoping to surprise a rutting bull elk, both men were quietly paddling down a trail when the hunter spotted a large brown bear curled up asleep just ahead. Wiseman and his client circled the sleeping bear, but as they continued along the trail, the bear burst out of the brush. Wiseman tried to use his bow to fend off the animal and was knocked flat. The bear tore at Wiseman's leg, then grabbed his shoulder and shook him. Wiseman grabbed an arrow from his bow's quiver and jabbed the bear in the neck and ribcage. To Wiseman's amazement, the bear left him and walked a short distance before lying down, In a few minutes it was dead. There had indeed been one last grizzly bear left - but it was now dead. There were no more. Reply