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Not much info CLARE, Mich. — A man hunting for porcupine was attacked by a black bear in Clare County. The Department of Natural Resources says the 46-year-old was treated for minor injuries Thursday night. The hunter told authorities that the bear knocked him over from behind. The bear dashed after the hunter stabbed it with a knife. The attack occurred in Clare County’s Greenwood Township, 110 miles north of Lansing. The DNR has set a trap to catch the injured bear. Michigan has as many as 10,000 black bears, with 90 percent of them in the Upper Peninsula. | ||
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Clare county is in the middle of the LP. Our bear population continues to expand southward. We had one hit by a car about a mile from my house a couple of years ago. It was about a mile outside the Grand Rapids city limits. Mike | |||
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Thanks for the info Wis bear population is pushing over 30000 most of it up north where I live | |||
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I'll bet he wishes he had been carrying a can of bear spray!  "The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
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I bet he was glad he had his knife. | |||
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10,000 bears ? Sounds like more hunting is in order. Grizz Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln Only one war at a time. Abe Again. | |||
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Who hunts for porcupine? | |||
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In my experience, bird dogs. Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times. | |||
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A leathermen is very helpful in pulling quills | |||
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This was my first thought too, weird someone would say they're hunting Porkies. I could see that explanation given from a Yooper, but . . . around Clare? -------- There are those who only reload so they can shoot, and then there are those who only shoot so they can reload. I belong to the first group. Dom --------- | |||
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Could it be that porcupines are unprotected in MI and this fellow needed a reason to be out hunting. | |||
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