https://people.com/sheep-herde...ear-colorado-7560923

A sheep herder was "severely injured" in an early morning bear attack in southwestern Colorado, authorities said.

According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the man was awakened "by a disturbance at the camp" involving his sheep and a black bear around 1 a.m. local time on Tuesday morning at a camp in the Weminuche Wilderness above Lemon Reservoir at the San Juan National Forest, located about 23 miles northeast of Durango.

The 35-year-old victim, who worked for a permit holder of a sheep grazing allotment at the forest, fired a .30-30 caliber rifle at the bear before it attacked him, according to the department.

I wonder if he wounded it and then it charged. It's a hard decision to make.

Oops, aim well next time sheep herder…

In one of the articles they mentioned they couldn't determine if the herders shot had hit it.