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out afterwards that the bear was
evidently in great pain from the
wound in the shoulder and had been
lying on his side with his
feet in the air and what Hasselborg
thought was his head was only a big
hairy hind foot as it had been nearly
shot off when he came to skin the bear.
The bear went about a quarter
of a mile before he laid down again
and Hasselborg could not see him at
all for the thick brush but could tell
about where the bear was by seeing the
tops of the alders tremble as the bear
gosped for breath. Hasselborg got up
on an old dead tree trunks to get a better
look and just then the bear saw him
and charged with a roar. Hasselborg shot.
The bullet went thru the bears cheek
and into his neck. Another shot probe
the bear's neck but it was fully 15
minutes before he quit's quivering and
pulsation ceased. Five bullets had
struck him. The gun was a 32
winchester Special, which is