Mar 19, 2021 By Chanse Watson, of the Shoshone News-Press
Hunter Newell holds up the cougar that caused injuries to his brother, Todd Newell Jr., after the two tangled March 11 near Avery, Idaho.
- Photo courtesy of Todd Erwin Newell Jr.
The bite marks Todd Newell Jr. received after the injured cougar latched onto his chest. None of his injuries were life-threatening.
AVERY, Idaho — “It was a crazy moment. I thought, ‘Holy s–t, this is really happening.’ ”
That is what went through the mind of Todd Newell Jr. last week when a quick and simple cougar hunt turned into anything but.
Newell Jr. explained in an interview with the Shoshone News-Press that he and some of his family and friends went up Moon Pass, approximately 2 miles north of Avery, around 3 p.m. on March 11, when a friend approached them with an offer to check…
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