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a steep-sided forest rapidly narrowing

a steep-sided forest rapidly narrowing as it descended it was a place that

as it descended it was a place that

as it descended it was a place that immediately made Matson nervous it’s the

immediately made Matson nervous it’s the

immediately made Matson nervous it’s the kind of place that just intrinsically

kind of place that just intrinsically

kind of place that just intrinsically leaves you feeling ill at ease because

leaves you feeling ill at ease because

leaves you feeling ill at ease because there’s not much of an easy way to get

there’s not much of an easy way to get

there’s not much of an easy way to get out once you get in Matson knew that

out once you get in Matson knew that

out once you get in Matson knew that hooroo Creek was rife with bear activity

hooroo Creek was rife with bear activity

hooroo Creek was rife with bear activity and bears were David Madison’s business

as soon as he reached the bottom of the

as soon as he reached the bottom of the drainage he knew that something was

drainage he knew that something was

drainage he knew that something was wrong there was the stench of death

incredibly distinctive kind of odor

incredibly distinctive kind of odor almost a palpable thick odor Madsen

almost a palpable thick odor Madsen

almost a palpable thick odor Madsen tracked the smell to its source

and that’s when he saw it lying on the

and that’s when he saw it lying on the forest floor was a severed paw

it was sheared off just above the rest

it was sheared off just above the rest from the sighs Matson Katella came from

from the sighs Matson Katella came from

from the sighs Matson Katella came from a large bear

the short claws meant it was a black

the short claws meant it was a black bear but where was the rest of it no

bear but where was the rest of it no

bear but where was the rest of it no other remains were visible Madsen had

other remains were visible Madsen had

other remains were visible Madsen had spent most of his working life studying

spent most of his working life studying

spent most of his working life studying bears in spite of the dangers he pressed

bears in spite of the dangers he pressed

bears in spite of the dangers he pressed on

1,000 feet away deeper into the drainage

1,000 feet away deeper into the drainage who made another strange discovery there

who made another strange discovery there

who made another strange discovery there was a severed black bear’s head the body

was a severed black bear’s head the body

was a severed black bear’s head the body was nowhere to be seen

was nowhere to be seen

was nowhere to be seen the Bears head was perched on a pile of

the Bears head was perched on a pile of

the Bears head was perched on a pile of debris surrounded by sticks and dirt

debris surrounded by sticks and dirt

debris surrounded by sticks and dirt almost like a display one of the most

almost like a display one of the most

almost like a display one of the most mcoppins I’ve ever seen the removal of

mcoppins I’ve ever seen the removal of

mcoppins I’ve ever seen the removal of the head and paws was the sort of thing

the head and paws was the sort of thing

the head and paws was the sort of thing a big-game hunter might do but what sort

a big-game hunter might do but what sort

a big-game hunter might do but what sort of hunter would leave the most obvious

of hunter would leave the most obvious

of hunter would leave the most obvious trophies and make off with the body

trophies and make off with the body

trophies and make off with the body there was only one logical answer a

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