Posted on 05/26/2006 9:59:38 AM PDT by llevrok
ISSAQUAH - The Issaquah man who claims he shot a black bear in self-defense near his home Monday night is now under investigation by the Department of Fish and Wildlife for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for hunting a bear out of season.
King County Sheriff's deputies, officers with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms served a search warrant Wednesday at Aaron Enright's home in the rural High Point neighborhood near Issaquah.
They seized the 10-gauge shotgun he used to shoot the bear, a .22-caliber rifle and .22-caliber ammunition. The search warrant indicates they are seeking evidence that would support a charge of "Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree" and "Unlawful Hunt Big Game 2nd Degree: Closed Bear Season."
"It's complete insanity," Enright told us Thursday night.
Enright says that on Monday he thought his black labrador retriever was at his back door so he opened the door to let it in. Instead he stood face to face with a black bear.
He says he backed away from the door and reached for his shotgun, that the bear backed up about 10 feet from the door, then made a move as if it was going to charge at him.
"I'm tracking it and then it turns and I shoot it," said Enright, showing us where he says he stood in his own kitchen when he fired the single shot through the open door. "It turned left and took one step and I shot it."
After the encounter Enright called for help and a Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist tracked the bear to a tree about 100 yards into the woods. That wildlife biologist shot the bear a second time and killed it.
Fish and Wildlife Officer Dan Christensen now officially questions whether Enright was in imminent danger when he shot the bear. He is the officer who sought the search warrant and pursuit of charges against Enright. KOMO 4 News was not able to reach Christensen for comment Thursday night.
Enright was convicted of felony burglary 24 years ago when he was 17 years old. That is the basis for the "unlawful possession of a firearm" accusation.
Enright's record shows that in 1983 he received a three-year deferred sentence. He claims he has since passed background checks to own the shotgun and the rifle that were seized by investigators on Wednesday.
Enright has not at this point been charged with any crime. That will be up to prosecutors to decide.
Another thing....you pinged me first....you have no right to a private mailbox....and posting pictures to make fun of someone is also a cry for help from others. Try to stand on your own two feet and attacking others for no reason.
Oh, for the love of Peewee Herman...
Now we're down to "I know what you are, so what am I?"
Seriously, dog killer, *you* opened your human-hating mouth by berating a man's right to defend his life
[and that of his *dog*...hmmm.....perhaps *that's* what's got you so mad...the evil dog -didn't- get killed]
*I* posted to a friend not for so-called "backup" but to advise her that we had another one of "those people" posting and not to waste her time on you.
"you have no right to a private mailbox"
You should've had the guts to make your remarks about other FReepers out in the open where everyone could read them.
Here, allow me to do it for you;
All I want say to your long and immature remark is that it speaks for itself....and that you are one big sore loser. Now go bck to watching Herman and PeeWee.
Got a permit for that deer?
In some states, it's a felony to possess wildlife unless you're a licensed rehabilitator.
I checked Florida's laws and -deer- are not among the wild animals allowed without a permit.
RE: the rest of your whiny default;
Yes, my post does indeed speak for itself.
It exposes you as the hypocritical, dog-killing, human-hating net-loon that you are.
[and has provided amusement [at your expense] for far more people than you'd ever imagine]
"and that you are one big sore loser."
And you ASSume that because I exposed you for the hypocrite that you are?
Irrefutable facts presented in chronological order really suck, don't they?
Since I know that somehow [in some way unimaginable to the rest of a sane society] you will, in your mind, *still* believe that you are right regarding the issue of "Killing dogs; GOOD. Killing bears attempting to kill humans; BAD, I bid you adieu.
You are patently hopeless and all reasonable logic escapes you.
You are clearly a waste of my time.
Have a nice life....:)
From your #110: "Down here in Florida, our infamous Florida Wildlife Commission tried to get a law passed to be able to shoot all the wild cats legally....they were also caught on tape saying they can't wait to get out there and blow them away."
Then this, from your #111: "I'm ready willing and able to shoot and kill a dog if I have to in my neighborhood that is threatening the cats....just give me a reason."
Notice any similarities?
So she shot a bear because it was eating in the same vicinity as her? Really? Was it attacking her? Or was she just taking a precaution? Is it legal to shoot bears for no reason?
*YAWN* Don't you have feral, pregnant cats to feed so they can eat the neighborhood songbirds?
The dogs ate them all.
Unfortunate, not much you can do about the felony conviction other than change the law. Other than the occasional incident like this, I doubt there's much support out there for gun ownership by felons.
Just insults? That's nice....
DUDE WE ARE THE NEW NEIGHBORS OF THIS GUY, and his GOOD FRIENDS. True; it was a rather small bear, but at least Aaron took control of the situation - You’d probably be the kind of person who tries to feed the bear (and you’d get MAULED). What possessed him to make “That Call”. MAYBE IT WAS THE F**KING bear staring him in the face?!?
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