She sat up on the roof until her husband came home that evening. She yelled out to him and he jumped back into the car and went to a neighbors house to get a gun. When he returned, the coast looked clear. Suddenly, the bear charged and was shot.
The state authorities were called in to assess the situation. My cousins could reasonably claim self defense and not be in trouble. In that case the carcass would be turned over to the state for evalutation and disposal. However, there was a narrow Grizzly hunting season in effect. By paying the $100 fine for failure to have the Griz stamp, they could keep the meat.
All the neighbors pitched in the cover the fine and had a huge BBQ.