Welcome back to Scary Bear Attacks! Today’s episode takes us to the majestic Rocky Mountains near the headwaters of the Navajo River. The San Juan Wilderness area is a rugged combination of forest and granite peaks ranging in elevation from around 8,000 ft to about 12,000 feet. The valleys flush with deer, elk, coyotes and black bear, but the ecological niche of the grizzly now goes unfilled. On the eve of September 23rd, 1979 Colorado native and hunting guide, Ed Wiseman slips quietly through the forest as the day of elk hunting winds down. Ed thinks of himself as a bit of a throwback mountain man who enjoys living as close to nature as he can get. That is why he enjoys archery hunting. It beckons to something primordial in his spirit. Mike Niederee is the 25 year old hunting partner of Ed and is about 300 yards from his hunting partner looking  ...