Posted on 10/03/2015 1:14:20 PM PDT by ETL
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A homeless man fashioned a machete-like blade to a groomed tree branch and speared a hungry black bear cub that was sniffing for food Friday morning at an illegal camp site in Anchorage.
The cub, estimated to be about a year and a half old, and an older bear thought to be its mother had been at the camp site for days stealing food, authorities said.
On Friday morning, the cub was seen outside a tent. David Tandler, 49, told officers he was worried it would harm children inside the tent, Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said in an email to The Associated Press. No children were present at the camp site when troopers arrived.
Tandler picked up the spear, which he had earlier prepared for protection by attaching the long knife blade to the branch, said Dave Battle, the Anchorage-area biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Battle said Tandler threw the spear at the cub, hitting it in the side. The bear ran for about 20 yards before collapsing and dying.
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Maybe they didn't have the money to pay for it.
#SomeHomelessRock!
Homeless in Alaska? I gotta side with the bear on this one.
Hey, with the price of beef gone insane, whatever works!!!
Homeless in Alaska? That was a good movie... no, wait, I’m thinking of Sleepless in Seattle.
I actually never saw it. Just couldn’t resist a desperate attempt at humor.
Can’t wait to see if the media push this story they way they pushed the Cecil the lion story. In which case this guy will find himself in legal trouble if he violated any laws in killing the bear.
Palaeolithic conservatives taking out a RINO!
PETA will not approve.
Lol! Clever.
There is a lot of local speculation that there were no children in the tent but that was a handy excuse. These bums kept food in their tents (along with their booze and drugs) which was the reason the bears were hanging around.
Lol! They should have called it a "homeless-made weapon".
The EPA is investigating charges that the sapling he used to make the spear was illegally cut down without the proper permits.
Homeless in Alaska? How’s that work in the winter?
Perhaps they freeze solid during the winter and therefore don’t need food or shelter. Then in spring they thaw out.
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