Mont. woman fends off bear attack with zucchini

yahoo.com ^ | Thu Sep 23, 11:19 am ET | Staff

[Red Badger]

FRENCHTOWN, Mont. – Police say a Montana woman fended off a bear attack with an unlikely weapon — a zucchini.

Missoula County Sheriff's Lt. Rich Maricelli says a 200-pound black bear attacked one of the woman's dogs just after midnight Wednesday on the back porch of her home about 15 miles west of Missoula.

When the woman, whom police did not name, tried to separate the animals, the bear bit her in the leg.

Maricelli says the woman reached for the nearest object at hand on the porch's railing — a large zucchini that she had harvested from her garden.

The woman flung the vegetable at the bear, striking it and forcing it to flee.

Maricelli says the woman did not need medical attention. Wildlife officials were trying to locate the bear on Thursday.

[SouthTexas]

You might want to ping the garden thread crew to this one.

[jessduntno]

“Police say a Montana woman fended off a bear attack with an unlikely weapon — a zucchini.”

This was just NOT the story it could have been ... why was she packing a zucchini? Was the bear an “acquaintance” or just a passing animal? Were there any signs of a struggle? Inquiring minds want to know ...

[Red Badger]

Garden Ping!...........

[Red Badger]

Just did!..............

[rfp1234]

But what if the bear is armed with a pointed stick?

[RexBeach]

I once fought off a crazed camel with a sweet potato.

Really.

[rrrod]

what...no zuccini? Ya sissy!

[I cannot think of a name]

3:48 for another Pythonite to pick up on the reference.

Not quite a Free Republic record as I have been under two minutes before.

[I cannot think of a name]

Sit down, we’re still on fruit!

[Califreak]

[AU72]

I wouldn’t recommend taking a zucchini to a bear fight.

[Blood of Tyrants]

All the other bears will be laughing their bear butts off when they hear how Yogi got pwned!

[DeFault User]

and was carrying a .44 mag and a large can of bear spray. Who knew I was totally mis-armed?

I suppose much of it is attitude. Confronting the bear, you say menacingly, "This is a .44 mag zucchini, the most powerful vegetable in the world. Do you feel lucky, bear, do ya?

[Red Badger]

Doe she have a license for that thing?..............Izzit fully auto?...............

[Red_Devil 232]

I have grown a zuke that could have been used as a baseball bat! Not on purpose mind you. It just hid itself well. They can go to that size seemingly overnight! Kinda like the “BLOB”!

[Red Badger]

One hump or two?...............

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Only when it advances their gun/zuchini grabbing agenda...

[JustaDumbBlonde]

I had a large butternut in the truck ... does that count?

[a fool in paradise]

The puns in this thread are unbearable...

[Red Badger]

What about a sawed of zuke?..............