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just above and to one side of the eye.
This caused it to mushroom and leave
the jacket. The bullet then passed thru
the cheek and neck, down between the
spine and shoulder blade, cut a large
artery in the lungs as it passed thru,
on thru the intestines and out of the
body just in front of the hind leg.
The bear jumped up, turned around
two or three times; then made a bee-
line down the hill for Hasselborg
who kept pumping the lead into
him. The bear didn't waste any
time dodging about in the trees. He
meant business. The fifth shot
found Hasselborg with an empty
gun in his hand and the bear
just getting up again. Hasselborg
jammed his hand in his pocket
and pulled out 4 shells but dropped
two of them in his hurry. By this
time the bear was almost upon
him and was coming strong.
Hasselborg took two snap shots at a
few feet distant and made a flying