ASPEN — A 77-year-old Aspen-area man is rejecting state wildlife officials request to place a trap on his property after he awoke from an outdoor nap last week to find a black bear biting his ankle.

Peter Rizzuto said he was half asleep Wednesday when the bear — which he initially thought was a large dog— approached him and began nibbling. He wasn’t injured and the bite didn’t break his skin.

Rizzuto, who lives in Snowmass, said he is worried a Colorado Parks and Wildlife trap might nab the wrong bear. State wildlife officials say property owners have a right to not allow placement of a trap.

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