They Left a Wildlife Officer Tied to a Pine-But the Grizzly Reached for the Rope Instead of His Throat

Air rushed into my lungs. I folded forward as far as the bands around my waist and legs allowed, coughing against the pine. Huck jerked back, startled, then leaned in and touched his nose to my shoulder.

The contact lasted less than a second. It was not comfort in any human sense, but it steadied me anyway.

My left arm was still trapped behind the tree.continue reading …