Black Bear Hunting

Bear Attack Statistics for USA & Canada

2000s

Name, age, gender

Date

Species

Location, comments

Elora Petrasek, 6, female

April 13, 2006

Black

She was killed and her mother and 2 year-old brother seriously injured in an attack in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee.

Arthur Louie, 60, male

September 20, 2005

Brown

Killed by a female while he was walking back to his mining camp after his car had a flat tire at Bowron River, British Columbia.

Jacqueline Perry, 30, female

September 6, 2005

Black

Killed in a predatory attack at the Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park, north of Chapleau, Ontario, Canada. Her husband was seriously injured in the attack. [1]

69, male

August 26, 2005

Black

Fatally mauled while picking plums at Selkirk, north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Rich Huffman, 61, male; Kathy Huffman, 58, female

June 23, 2005

Brown

Killed in their tent at a campsite along the Hulahula river 12 miles upriver from Kaktovik in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Isabelle Dube, 35, female

June 5, 2005

Brown

Killed while jogging with 2 friends on the Bench Trail in Canmore, Alberta

Merlyn Carter, 71, male

2005

Black

Found dead in the main cabin of his fishing camp located 300 km Northeast of Ft. Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Timothy Treadwell, 46, male ; Amie Huguenard, 37, female

October 2003

Brown

Found by their pilot, dead and partially consumed at Katmai National Park, Alaska on October 6, 2003. Treadwell was world-famous for his books and documentaries on living with wild bears in Alaska. State Troopers investigating the incident recovered an audiotape of the attack. [2]

Forestry worker

April 17, 2003

Black

Stalked, killed and partially consumed by a large, black bear near Waswanipi, a village in northern Quebec.

male citizen of Alberta, Canada

September 2002

Black

Attacked and killed at a remote oil rigging site in northeastern British Columbia.

male hunter

September 2002

Black

Attacked and killed in his campsite in Gaspé region of northern Quebec.

Ester Schwimmer, 5 months, female

August 2002

Black

Bear grabs and kills 5 month old infant from stroller on the porch of home in Fallsburg, New York

Adelia Maestras Trujillo, 93, female

August 2001

Black

Bear breaks into a house in New Mexico and is confronted by the elderly owner who dies during the attack.

Kyle Harry, 18, male

June 3, 2001

Black

Attacked and killed at a rural campsite 25 km. east of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

George Tullos, 41, male

July 14, 2000

Brown

His partially consumed body was found at Run Amuk campground in Hyder, Alaska.

Mary-Beth Miller, 24, female

July 2000

Black

Attacked and killed while on a training run in Quebec, Canada.

Glena Ann Bradley, female

May 2000

Black

Killed and partially consumed by a 112 pound female and her 40 pound yearling. The attack occurred while she was walking on a trail near Smokey Mountains Campground near Gatlinburg, Tennessee

1990s

Name, age, gender

Date

Species

Location, Comments

Ned Rasmussen, male

November 1999

Brown

Found dead 2 days after he disappeared on a deer hunting trip on Uganik Island, Alaska.

Ken Cates, 53, male

May 25, 1999

Brown

Killed while hiking on the Funny River Trail near Soldotna, Alaska. Investigators found bear blood at the scene, and determined that Cates fired two shots with his rifle scoring at least one hit. The bear was never found.

Craig Dahl, 26, male

May 17, 1998

Brown

Last seen alive hiking in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park. His partially consumed remains were found three days later.

Audelio Luis Cortes, 40, male

February 8, 1998

Brown

Killed by a single head bite while working with a seismic crew in the Swanson River oil field near Kenai, Alaska

Marcie Trent, 77, female; and her son, Larry Waldron, 45

July 1, 1995

Brown

Killed by a bear defending a moose carcass on the McHugh Creek Trail near Anchorage, Alaska.

Male

August 10, 1993

Unknown

WAGH Mountain, Colorado.

John Petranyi, male

October 3, 1992

Brown

Attacked and killed by a female with 2 cubs on the Loop Trail, Upper McDonald Valley, Glacier National Park.

Female

July 8, 1992

Unknown

Killed west of Glennallen, Alaska.

Male geologist

June 14, 1992

Black

Attacked and killed on field assignment near Cochrane, Ontario.

Female and Male camper

October 11, 1991

Black

Opeongo Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

Male camper

May 26, 1991

Unknown

Martin River Campground, Alberta, Canada

 

1980s

Name, age, gender

Date

Species

Location, Comments

Gary Goeden, male

found September 1, 1987; missing since July 28, 1987

Brown

His partially consumed remains were found at Natahki Lake, Many Glacier Valley, Glacier National Park.

Charles Gibbs, 40, male

April 25, 1987

Brown

He was last seen alive following and photographing a female with cubs at Elk Mountain in Glacier National Park. Investigators recovered film of the female approaching in attack mode at 50 yards.

Photographer

October 1986

Brown

Approached an adult female too closely in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park.

Backpacker

July 1984

Brown

Killed at a backcountry campsite at the southern end of White Lake in Yellowstone National Park.

Camper

June 1983

Brown

Killed at the Rainbow Point campground in the Gallatin National Forest just Northwest of Yellowstone National Park.

Laurence Gordon, male

September 30, 1980

Brown

Attacked and killed at the Elizabeth Lake campsite in the Belly River valley, Glacier National Park.

Male and Female

August 17, 1980

Unknown

Killed near Zama, Alberta, Canada

Jane Ammerman, female; Kim Eberly, male

July 24, 1980

Brown

Attacked and killed at Divide Creek in the St. Mary valley, Glacier National Park.

Unknown

July 18, 1980

Unknown

Killed at Leo Creek, British Columbia, Canada

 

1970s

Name, age, gender

Date

Species

Location, Comments

Male

June 19, 1978

Black

Porcupine Mountains State Park, Michigan

Three Male Youths

May 13, 1978

Black

Radiant Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

Mary Pat Mahoney, 22, female

September 23, 1976

Brown

She was dragged from a tent and killed at Many Glacier campground in Glacier National Park.

male

June 1972

Brown

Killed by a bear that was feeding on food that was left out at Yellowstone National Park.

 

1960s

Name, age, gender

Date

Species

Location, Comments

Male

October 1, 1968

Black

Killed near Atikokan, Ontario, Canada.

Julie Helgeson, 19, female

August 13, 1967

Brown

Killed at Granite Park campsite in Glacier National Park by a female bear. Helgeson's companion, Roy Ducat, was severely mauled during the attack.

Michelle Koons, 19, female

August 13, 1967

Brown

Killed at Trout Lake campsite in Glacier National Park by a female bear.

Although Helgeson and Koons were the same age and killed on the same night, these were separate attacks by different bears approximately 10 miles apart. [3]

 

1940s

Name, age, gender

Date

Species

Location, Comments

 

August 1942

Species undetermined

Killed at Old Faithful campground in Yellowstone National Park.

 

1910s

Name, age, gender

Date

Species

Location, Comments

man

1916

Brown

Killed at a roadside camp in Yellowstone National Park

 

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