By MATTHEW BROWN
The Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. -- A bow hunter was attacked and injured by a female grizzly bear Friday morning west of Gardiner near Yellowstone National Park, state and federal officials said.
Dustin Flack of Belgrade was calling in elk when he encountered the bear and her cubs in an area known as Beattie Gulch.
He attempted to get to safety by climbing a small tree, but the bear pulled him down, injuring Flack's right foot and right calf, said Mel Frost with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
When Flack hit the ground, "he went into a fetal position and she sniffed around for a while and then she left," Frost said.
"He did the right thing by playing dead and it probably saved him. The bottom line is: You stay still. If you're still, you're not creating a threat."
Flack walked the two miles back to his vehicle and was taken to Livingston Memorial Hospital for treatment. A nurse at the hospital said Flack did not want to speak to a reporter and had asked that his condition not be released.
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