Posted on 08/15/2009 8:17:17 AM PDT by marktwain
Westley, the wandering black bear, whose journeys brought him too close to homes in Wellington and Weston earlier this year, has died in southeast Georgia, wildlife officials said. He was 3. Westley, estimated to weigh 200 pounds, was killed by a homeowner Saturday with a shotgun after he damaged property and wandered in a residential neighborhood in western Wayne County, said Melissa Cummings, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. "It'd been trying to get into homes, pounding on garages and attempting to get through doors," Cummings said. "The bear had become too accustomed to people." According to the Florida Times-Union, a homeowner named Ken Boyette saw Westley in his neighborhood Saturday, uncomfortably close to where children were riding bicycles and playing football. He shot Westley, killing him instantly. "I didn't have a choice. He had no fear of humans," Boyette told the Times-Union. "I was afraid it was going to hurt one of the kids or someone else."
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In every respect this is a sad tale. I can’t imagine it was any fun to shoot this bear. I feel sorry for that homeowner.
I agree. However, to make the best of a bad situation, bear meat ain't all that bad.
I thought most bear meat was unsuitable for human consumption due to trichinosis?
Nobody is eating it raw, cook it like pork.
> Nobody is eating it raw, cook it like pork.
Ahhhhh. Is it a red meat or a white meat? (Never tried bear, didn’t know it could be safely eaten)
Red, if the bear ate well and the meat taken care of correctly it is quite tasty.
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