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"He might be over there." In early May, hunter Yuji Hanada (55), a member of the Shimamaki Branch of the Hokkaido Hunters' Association's Suttsu Branch, called out to his companions in the forests of Shimamaki Village, Shiribeshi Subprefecture. After firing his gun once at the bear, they followed the blood trail left by the vegetation to finish it off. The blood trail continued across the mountain. With the bamboo grass growing thickly, it was impossible to know when they would come across the bear. A sense of tension spread throughout the scene.