Kelly confronted the bear by standing up as tall as possible, attempting to intimidate the animal. She then punched the bear on the nose, and was bitten on the right hand.
Her cattle dog bit her. No other logical explanation.
You're supposed to go for it's nose. That's a highly sensitive spot and she's probably heard a million times in bear country to hit the nose as hard as you can
It's entirely plausible. It was probably a young and inexperienced black bear in her case.
Striking a black bear or shark on their snout is something you hear about but it's not exactly advisable BUT if you're being attacked by either, fight back. With a grizzly you back down, play dead, etc.
"Leela Stockley is an alumna of the University of Maine. She was raised in northern Maine, and loves her cat Wesley, her puppy Percy and staying active in the Maine outdoors."
With a writer like that you get stories like this.
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Striking a black bear or shark on their snout is something you hear about but it's not exactly advisable BUT if you're being attacked by either, fight back. With a grizzly you back down, play dead, etc.
Edit: Similar story: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/washington-state-woman-fended-bear-punching-nose-official-says-rcna53590
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With a writer like that you get stories like this.
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