On September 17, a 46-year-old hunter was purportedly attacked by a black bear while hunting porcupine in Clare County, Michigan, . The man, who has yet to be identified, told the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that a black bear approached him from behind while he was in a ground blind (a structure that provides camouflage for hunters)聽and attacked him, .听
The man stabbed the bear with his hunting knife, scaring it off, and was subsequently treated in a local hospital for minor wounds.
The DNR has placed a bear trap in the area in an attempt to catch the wounded animal and confirm the attack.听