Homeowner Shoots, Kills Bear After it Climbs Through Window(OR)

ktvl.com ^ | 28 July, 2009 | Sebastian Robertson

[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.

[marktwain]

I think another story has been posted about this event. I don't remember the picnic basket, though.

[rawhide]

PETA is now organizing a protest against this man, because all the bear wanted was a bite to eat. He meant no harm to the homeowner. /s

[mountainlion]

Alternate 00 buckshot and slugs for bears at close range.

[Beagle8U]

The other story was in CO.

[coloradan]

... or, just have a .375 H&H under the pillow.

[taxtruth]

The peta people would had been making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the darn thing probably.

[Ukiapah Heep]

Picinic basket? Where's Mr. Ranger Smith when you need him?

[taxtruth]

Soon the peta people will want animal friendly eco friendly weapons like squirt guns to control these beast.

[mountainlion]

... or, just have a .375 H&H under the pillow.

No thank you!! I have already had my ears blown out and the shotgun will be sufficient without blowing out my ears again.

[norraad]

I don't need no stinkin' Ranger!

Two legs or four, don't matter to me if'n there intrudin', they get fed lead!

[umgud]

A better nightstand gun?

[SelfishCapitalist]

This is a great argument for allowing higher capacity shotgun tubes.

[norraad]

...oh, no worries, there's always time to put in your earplugs.

"You know where to stick the cork."

The Who

[Cvengr]

105mm smooth bore?

[Bean Counter]

[WKUHilltopper]

Cripes...six shots? What was he using? 6 shot?? I’m surprised he could load that many in without the bear not being flaming pissed after getting peppered.

Maybe this will teach the guy to keep a box of double ought handy.

[mountainlion]

The other story was in CO.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/jul/27/bears-break-boulder-county-homes/

[Free State Four]

A bear with six holes bleeding out on the living room floor has got to make a real mess. Of course, it’s probably nothing compared to the mess in the guy’s skivvies.

[coloradan]

Sleep with earplugs, and then just rig up a little machine to wake you up when the bear comes in (because you can’t hear it, because you’re wearing earplugs). Sheesh.

[AnAmericanMother]

Guy needs bigger shot size or a larger gauge.

I bet it made a noise in the house - and a mess. But at least he had SOMETHING on hand to deal with the bear, and he's better off than I would be because all I have is a .45 ACP pistol by the side of the bed. My shotguns are in the safe.