Injured bear mauls shooter's pal

[billythekidrock]

Injured bear mauls shooter's pal

Posted by Kay Mitchell June 01, 2008 15:40PM

Categories: Breaking News
A bear presumed to have been wounded by a hunter later mauled a friend of the shooter, the authorities said.

Aaron Wyckoff, 33, of Glide had bite and scratch marks "on his ankle and on his forehead, and everywhere in between," Oregon State Trooper Aaron Baimbridge told the News-Review newspaper while at the scene east of Glide on Saturday.

Wyckoff was taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition, a nursing supervisor said Sunday.

Chris Moen, 15, who was hunting the western side of the Cascade Mountains with father, Pete, said he shot the bear behind the shoulder early Saturday.

It was the last day of the bear-hunting season, and Chris Moen had a tag for the animal. The Moens trailed the wounded bear for a little while, but couldn't find "a good blood trail," Pete Moen said.

About 2 p.m., they asked three friends, one of whom was Wyckoff, to help them find it.

Wyckoff was roughly 50 feet ahead of the others when the bear found him.

Pete Moen remembers hearing "three shots and then, 'Help.'" When the others approached, the bear was on Wyckoff. One of Wyckoff's friends fired another shot and the bear rolled off.

"We fired one final round and pulled Aaron out," Pete Moen said.

The men then hauled Wyckoff out of the woods, and the ambulance picked him up at the intersection of Rock Creek Road and Highway 138 East.

Baimbridge said a sample will be taken from the bear to make sure it didn't have any diseases.
--The Associated Press

[Michelle_Nelson]

That sux....... 

[bucklucky]

Sweet!

[Jackjr]

What a hunting trip

[Shannon]

That sounds close to my story except I was lucky enough not to miss.

[PacificNWhunter]

ouch! now that's a good friend

[CP]

I find myself thinking, good for you Mr. Bear, don’t go out quietly!  Sick huh? 

[Machias]

So did the friend have a tag?  I'm wondering if they'll write him a ticket as he mends, if he didn't? 

[ICEMAN]

Does he need one?   

 You can be in the woods with a handgun, and use it to defend yourself or others..., all with no tag.

[saylean]

Does he need one?   

 You can be in the woods with a handgun, and use it to defend yourself or others..., all with no tag.

unless your archery hunting... lol

[Machias]

I'm with you Iceman, however in this state you know the mentality.  IF he was out there tracking "ie hunting the wounded bear" then he needed a hunting lic and tag.  Also if he found it lying there, injured and tried to finish it off, he need a lic and tag.  If you shoot a bear, deer, elk, whatever, you can't go get just anyone to help you finish it off.  They guy who wounded it needs to be the one who puts the coup de grace in it. 

[billythekidrock]

They guy who wounded it needs to be the one who puts the coup de grace in it. 

And it needs to be in accordance to your weapon/tag choice.

[ICEMAN]

Agree Machias. Atleast in this case nobody has to go for the "throw away" under the spare tire..... 

[Machias]