[trisham]

Bears can be not only destructive, but dangerous.

[Daffynition]

This elderly man, He Shot Bear to Protect Kids: Defendant and got himself in a heap of trouble. The bear was at his bird feeder.

Cops/DEEP, when they finally came after he called in the problem, didn't even get out of their cop cars.

I'm pretty sure I posted the saga, when it happened at the time.

This is in a state that claims there are *no* cougars in the state ... a good friend of mine has photos of one that was in her yard while they were clearing the land to build their new home. It had a radio collar on. Heh.