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Homeowner Shoots, Kills Bear After it Climbs Through Window(OR)
ktvl.com ^ | 28 July, 2009 | Sebastian Robertson

Posted on 08/01/2009 6:19:52 AM PDT by marktwain

GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A Grants Pass man woke up in the middle of the night, and came face to face with an intruder. That intruder was a bear, and the man jumped into action.

Everett Skinner was awakened by his daughter in the middle of the night. Skinner grabbed his shot gun.

"I shot him once with the gun and that didn't bother him" skinner explained. "I put a third shot into his mid section and he was still growling and roaring" said Skinner. It took three more shots to finally put the bear down.

The bear eventually collapsed dead. Ironically, Skinner explained the bear did with his head next to a picnic basket. Skinner says it was all over in about a minute. He says the bear had run out when the two saw each other, and is sorry that he had to kill the bear, but says it had to be done.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: banglist; bear; defense; or; wildlife
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To: JimRed
Sounds like he wasn't loaded for bear!

Most of these guys sound like they go to sleep expecting a grouse to break in to their home. It's called birdshot for a reason.

41 posted on 08/01/2009 9:56:08 AM PDT by gundog
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To: umgud

What’s the kick on that 50 cal BMG?


42 posted on 08/01/2009 10:34:44 AM PDT by HighlyOpinionated (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell)
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To: HighlyOpinionated
What’s the kick on that 50 cal BMG?

It's a photoshop, but I have seen a larger single shot 50BMG.

43 posted on 08/01/2009 10:37:11 AM PDT by umgud (Look to gov't to solve your everday problems and they'll control your everday life.)
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To: SelfishCapitalist
This is a great argument for allowing higher capacity shotgun tubes.

They're already available. Here's a Mossberg 590, 8-shot tubular magazine.


44 posted on 08/01/2009 11:49:27 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Dustbunny

Birdseed = Birdshot. Maybe it thought it was a big bird.


45 posted on 08/01/2009 8:28:53 PM PDT by Redcitizen (December 21, 2012; there's change for ya!)
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