Conservation Officer bitten by bear while releasing it from coyote trap

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A Conservation Officer with the DNR is recovering from a bear bite on the tip of one of his fingers after it was caught in a leghold coyote trap. File photo.

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CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich (WPBN/WGTU) — A Conservation Officer with the Department of Natural Resources is recovering from a bear bite on the tip of one of his fingers.

The officer was responding to the Kinross area on Sept. 17 to help release the approximately 100 pound black bear that was caught in a leghold coyote trap.

The trap was legally set and the DNR was called by the person who set the trap.

According to the report, the officer arrived on scene, assessed the situation and felt he would be able to safely release the bear back to the wild by utilizing a barricade to isolate the bear’s leg…

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