June 26th Hunting and Fishing News: Authorities search for bear that charged at hiker

The man was not seriously injured, but his dog was hospitalized after the incident that unfolded at about 9:30 a.m. on a trial at the west end of the 4,044-acre state park. The man, who was not identified by authorities, was walking his dog at the time, said Pat Carr, a supervising biologist for the state Division of Fish and Wildlife.

\”We don’t have any explanation now why they got into this interaction. We have reports of bears using that trail. There may be berries ripening along that trial. This female has been seen there before,\” he said.