Had something similar to this in 1998 on my very 1st bear hunt. Only difference was that we were tracking it with the help of a dog. It was at night and the dog is what got mauled while on a six foot lead attached to bear guide. The dog was a little tore up nothing serious. Scared the hell out of everyone involved. Caught up with bear 17 hours later and finished the job off. I didn't let it deter me though as I have been on 6 bear hunts since it happened and for the last 4 years I have helped a bear guide out and been on many bear tracking excursions, just a lot more cautious when I am tracking.