Too-friendly bear

Post date: Dec 27, 2011 2:54:57 PM

Article by: DOUG SMITH , Star Tribune

Updated: December 24, 2011 - 11:07 PM

There were better results near Hibbing, where conservation officer Don Bozovsky reported a black bear followed an ice angler back to his home and remained at the back door. "The bear had porcupine quills stuck in its mouth,'' Bozovsky reported. He used a "catch pole" to subdue the 80-pound bear, removed the quills and released it.

Doug Smith • dsmith@startribune.com