The President of the Ariège hunting federation gave La Dépêche du Midi news of the hunter injured by the bear on Saturday. “His legs are ragged,” he says.
Yesterday, near Seix, in Couserans, a hunter was the victim of a bear charge. The man opened fire in defense, killing the plantigrade instantly. Jean-Luc Fernandez, the President of the Ariège hunting federation, has only one concern: the health of his counterpart. “It’s the only thing that interests me,” he explains.
“He owes his life to the walkie-talkie and the intervention of a batter participant who is a volunteer firefighter in Seix and who arrived quickly. She quickly put contention points on the wounds he had in his legs. because he shredded them, “he says. “He has a fractured fibula. He was helicoptered to Pamiers and from Pamiers was transported to Purpan. He was dragged fifteen meters by the bear who was furious and so he luckily kept his rifle and was able to defend himself. . He was posted in a high mountain area, saw the cubs arrive but not the mother behind him who jumped on him. He is 62 years old and lives in Sentenac-d’Oust “.
Beyond the emotion, still alive this Sunday, the Ariégeois is very recovered. He agrees, “For hunting, the bear was not a major problem so far, it was very discreet.” However, he says, “We have been alerting for a very long time, the mountain has become dangerous because bears are very present. A reflection is beginning to ripen from the rest here, many people have disappeared in the Pyrenees. these days, at Seintein, at Trois-Seigneurs … “From there to holding these plantigrades responsible, there is only one step … which the latter takes half. He nevertheless underlines further than usual, “These bears should have been in hibernation, but as the weather is good, they are not in a hurry to enter and have them on the ground”.