TN: Bear Attack, Bear Driven off by Gunfire

Marvin told News Channel 11’s Bianca Marais that his first response was to keep his five children, who remained asleep in a tent only feet away, safe.


“When I got up, after he put his teeth in me, I kicked him in the middle — right between the eyes, and he let go,” Marvin said. “I got up and I shot, and I hit him. He screamed pretty loud, and I went over there shortly after — 5 to 10 minutes after — and there was a good blood trail, and it stormed later on that evening, so it doesn’t surprise me [TWRA] didn’t find anything.”

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