I would not be going out to refill my bird feeders without first making sure the bear was not still in the area.
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That is why he will be charged with 1st degree, premeditated murder.
Obviously putting out the bird seed was done to lure the bear into his cunning plan.
Of course if he STOPPED putting out the bird seed, another group is standing in the wings to charge him with attempted murder by starvation, because he didn’t go out the charge the birdfeeders because the bear was there.
Would have made and interesting 911 call:
“Would you send a constable over to 911 Smith St, there is a bear in the vicinity and I want to charge my bird feeders”
Out of curiosity, I google-mapped Auburn, MA.
As woodbutcher1963 points out in post #19, Auburn, MA is a suburban neighborhood.
Personally, if I were one of his neighbors, I would not be too pleased with him that he was hunting bear in his back yard.
IMO, there are legitimate purposes that animal control serves. This would be one of them.
I don't think a call to 911 would be warranted, but a call to animal control reporting a bear in a suburban neighborhood would not be an unreasonable step to take.