https://www.newsweek.com/black-bear-bites-eau-claire-wisconsin-hunter-20-feet-tree-1640812

10/21/2021

A Wisconsin hunter was bitten by a bear that he estimated to weigh 250-300 pounds while perched in a tree stand nearly 20 feet off the ground.

Dalton Roach, 25, from the city of Eau Claire, was hunting for deer in the woods of Trempealeau County on Saturday when he spotted a black bear walking close to his vantage point, local news outlet theLeader-Telegramreport.

Roach was excited having never seen a bear before in the wild and took out his cellphone to film the encounter.

“But when he got to about 20 yards away, he took a left turn and came directly under my tree.”

The hunter decided to put his phone away before realizing that the bear was climbing up the tree directly toward his position on the tree stand, which consisted of a platform measuring around four-square feet in area.

“The next thing I…