An experienced hiker is shaken up after being stuck between a mama bear and her cubs while running on Desolation trail at the end of July.
That trail runner was bitten in the arm by a bear on the Mill D North Fork Trail Monday. He was able to drive himself to the hospital with puncture wounds in his arm.“I basically ran smack dab into a mother bear on the trail,” Rothman said.
This happened halfway between Butler trail and Dog Lake. Rothman said he started to act big and slowly back away, but the decision-making got more difficult from there. “I turned around and saw a baby cub 15-20 yards behind me, which at that point my stomach just dropped,” Rothman said.“The mother bear gave me multiple warning signs,” he said. “Grunting, jaw clacking — I didn’t get any false charges — a lot of dirt throwing, standing on hind legs, but she was blocking my path so she didn’t have any where to go.”“I decided to make a break for it,” Rothman said. “Ran for 30 seconds down the trail to try to create more space.
Rothman thought that this could have been the same bear. Utah DWR officials said they tracked the bear and found she didn’t have a cub.Root added that if the bear did have cubs, this would have played a role in whether or not to euthanize the bear. For now, Rothman and his dog Pepper will continue enjoy the great outdoors Utah offers. While he hikes, runs and rides his bike multiple times a week, he said it made him think more about being prepared.
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