Petrini is a rancher and a big-game hunter. Last month, he was exercising his hunting dogs near his home just outside the city when he encountered the bear.
"When he saw me, he pinned his ears down and immediately made a big charge at me," Petrini said.
That's when the struggle began. "Down the hill, we went again rolling and he had bitten me a time or two but he was never able to get on my upper body, so my legs took most of it," Petrini said.
The rancher was armed with a pistol and managed to shoot the bear as he was being mauled.
