I follow Steve Rinella on the twitters. Yesterday he posted a link to this audio: an old timer telling the story of his bear attack. It's worth 30 seconds of your time, but after that you'll probably listen to the remaining 8 minutes.
https://soundcloud.com/arctic-entries/gene-moe-man-vs-bear?in=arctic-entries/sets/where-the-wild-things-are
https://soundcloud.com/arctic-entries/gene-moe-man-vs-bear?in=arctic-entries/sets/where-the-wild-things-are