Around 7 p.m. on Oct. 3, Casey Bradford, 21, and his father Scott Bradford, 55, were moose hunting near Wells Bridge at 25 Mile when a brown bear mauled the young hunter from behind.
The bear tore muscle in the back of Casey Bradford’s thigh, where it initially latched on, and damaged nerves when it bit his forearm. Bradford said he’s sore, “but other than that I feel pretty good.”
“It happened really quick,” he…

