Posted on 08/30/2010 7:02:17 PM PDT by CedarDave
A New Mexico Game and Fish officer shot a 225 pound bear Wednesday night, after the bear attacked and killed a goat in Ruidoso Downs.
A 14 year-old girl stumbled onto the attack as she was trying to feed the family's horses and goats.
According to Harv Twite, his daughter saw a bear attacking one of the family's four goats and ran to the home screaming for her dad to call a vet.
Once Twite learned the details, he called 911 and proceeded to the corrals armed with a pistol. The bear had again attacked the goat. This time, the bear stood on its hind legs and charged the daughter, before Twite could get to the attack site.
For protection, the daughter had picked-up up a 2x4 board, and began swinging and screaming at the bear, who finally loped off and went over a nearby fence.
Authorities from the Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs Police Departments, as well as a wildlife officer, tracked and killed the bear two hours later.
(Excerpt) Read more at ruidosonews.com ...
Heh, I know Harvey; He does a lot of good work for the community, and best of all, he isn’t a lefty, despite being local broadcaster, journalist etc..
Since you live in that neck of the woods, I thought you might have a comment after the Ping!
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