A 55 YEAR OLD LINCOLN COUNTY MAN IS RECOVERING AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY A BEAR. IT HAPPENED MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE MAN WAS SEARCHING IN THE FOREST FOR ANTLER SHEDS. HE APPARENTLY SURPRISED THE ADULT BLACK BEAR WHICH THEN CHARGED. THE MAN HAD DEEP FLESH WOUNDS FOR SCRATCHES ON HIS CHEST AND A BITE TO HIS LEG. THE BEAR THEN FLED BACK IN TO THE WOODS.
THE MAN AND HIS HUNTING COMPANION WERE ABLE TO HIKE BACK TO THEIR VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO THE HOSPITAL IN RUIDOSO. CONSERVATION OFFICERS ARE SEARCHING FOR THE BEAR SO IT CAN BE TESTED FOR RABIES.
