A 12-year-old Wisconsin boy is being applauded for his quick thinking and excellent aim, after he shot and killed a 200-pound black bear that attacked his dad on a hunting trip. Owen Beierman used his hunting rifle to kill the bear that was mauling Ryan Beierman's face,

A 12-year-old boy has shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in western Wisconsin

Ryan Beierman told The Minnesota Star Tribune the bear pierced its fangs into his forehead during the attack. He had to get 23 stitches.

A 12-year-old boy fatally shot a black bear as it was mauling his father in the US state of Wisconsin, say wildlife officials. Owen Beierman, 12, took aim at the bruin as it pinned down his dad while they were on a legal hunting trip.

A father-son hunting trip in Wisconsin could have become deadly without the quick thinking of 12-year-old Ryan Beierman, who saved his father's life from a black bear attack.

A 12-year-old boy saved his father's life during a bear attack earlier this month in western Wisconsin, shooting and killing the bear.

Ryan Beierman said that his son, Owen, killed the bear with a rifle during a hunting trip A hunter called his son a hero after the boy saved his life during a black bear attack in Wisconsin. The incident occurred in Burnett County during a hunting trip on Sept.