A 64-year-old woman confronted a black bear “head on” and stood up as tall as she could before punching the animal in the nose after it chased her dog in Maine, officials said.. Lynn Kelly was ...

This includes advice to punch and kick the bear's nose and face. But Noorlander didn't encounter a black bear. He encountered a "mega grizzly" and that fundamentally changes the equation.

And while black bear attacks are rare, they aren't unheard of. Since 1970, 19 other "human-black bear encounters" have led to injuries, according to Washington state authorities. In 1974, a black ...

News; US News; Bears; Woman fends off aggressive bear by punching it in the nose after it attacks her at home On Saturday morning an unidentified Washington woman was letting her dog out when she ...