I wonder if this was they same bear they were having trouble with last year breaking into houses.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CA: Tahoe man kills 500 lb. bear in self-defense
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"Wildlife officials confirmed this week that a Lake Tahoe man was legally acting in self defense when he used a shotgun to kill a 500-pound bear after the bruin allegedly attacked him 10 days ago inside his Lake Forest restaurant." ...

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Tahoe man kills 500 lb. bear in self-defense(CA)
theunion.com ^ | 30 November, 2010 | Matthew Renda

Posted on Friday, December 03, 2010 5:42:12 AM by marktwain

TAHOE CITY — Wildlife officials confirmed this week that a Lake Tahoe man was legally acting in self defense when he used a shotgun to kill a 500-pound bear after the bruin allegedly attacked him 10 days ago inside his Lake Forest restaurant.

On the morning of Friday, Nov. 20, at 8 a.m., William Hunter, co-owner of Bacchi's Inn Restaurant, encountered the large bruin sleeping on the floor of the dining room.

H.H. Hunter, William's wife and restaurant co-owner, said the bear had repeatedly broken into the restaurant, causing more than $800 damage in broken windows over the course of the previous week.

H.H. Hunter said it was lucky her husband had a loaded shotgun he kept at the store due to the recent break-ins. When her husband shouted at the bear to ward him off the premises, the bear allegedly became aggressive and charged William, who was forced to discharge his weapon, killing the bruin.

“He so hated to kill the bear,” said H.H. Hunter. “It was a case of either him or the bear.”

Jason Holley, wildlife biologist supervisor for the North Central Region for the California Department of Fish and Game, confirmed the Hunters were well within their legal rights when shooting the bear.

“The business owner was defending himself,” said Holley. “I'm sure seeing an angry 500-pound wild animal was an intimidating sight.”


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Black bear killed in restaurant

I suspect the bear was killed because it didn't pay it's bill.....and since the bear was black, Jesse Jackson will be all over this like stink on....well...you know!

..I know good material for a joke when I see it, but I've been struggling to come up with it here..it probably begins with the bear sitting at the counter...

HH is a silly name for a woman.

That said, a panda bear walks into a restaurant, eats dinner, then gets up, shoots the waiter and starts to walk out. The owner screams at him,"why did you do that?!"

the panda replies, "I'm a panda, look it up."

While waiting for the owner look in the encyclopedia "Panda: black and white bear native to central-western and south western China. Eats shoots and leaves."