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Priest Lake bear swats jogger

A black bear charged a man jogging along Priest Lake on Monday, inflicting minor injuries to his leg before running off, Idaho Fish and Game Department officials say. The incident follows a more serious attack on a woman hiking near the lake with her two unleashed dogs on July 4. Monday's incident occurred onthe Kalispell-Reeder Trail on the west side of Priest Lake not far from Elkin's Resort, said Phil Cooper, IFG spokesman in Coeur d'Alene/Rich Landers, SR. More here.



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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