A bear had been rummaging through my garbage. It was mid morning and I see the bear heading from the woods towards my garbage. I stepped out on the porch a few feet away, he barely glanced at me. I raised my 9mm and put three rounds fifteen feet behind him. He turned, ran back past me towards the woods. I went inside. But instead of sprinting away into the woods, the ba$tard turned right at the free standing garage, circled around, peeked around the corner to see if I was still out, then lumbered over to my garbage can, picked it up and hauled it into the woods, where he proceeded to dismember the bags. My neighbor watched the whole thing from the pistol shots to the dismemberment. She thought it was hysterical. I ended up keeping my garbage in the locked garage.
Bears are smart. And, even a small bear weighs in at more than a large man.
That....is a good story. I can just picture that bear peeking around the corner, and then going for your garbage can.
Yes we are smart. Glad somebody started recognizing it.