This is more or less a continuation on the mauling thread except it's in my yard. There's a bear that has been probing around here all day showing definite signs getting into our kennels,chicken coop, and smokehouse. Despite being chased off and shot over he seems determined to be part of the state sales at the Rondy, I'll post pics if he persists. The 425 is loaded with some 350 Woodleighs that need a test run before fall bear on the penisula as well.

That sucks .. But good bullet testing media

Just give him a swift kick in the ass next time he comes around ...

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Originally posted by gumboot458:
That sucks .. But good bullet testing media

A bit more authenticity than ballistic jelatin!

Brett

Well this isn,t a bear but it was in the process of opening up the insulation in the rafter bays of our cabin .... It,s amazing how much noise a squirrel can make .... He,s all wet because he fell off the cabin log he was sitting on into the rain barrel . .. The rifle is my Savage model 6 with lock able breach semi auto / straight pull bolt action .. It,s really pretty neat .....Good neck shot huh ..

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Originally posted by Macifej:
Just give him a swift kick in the ass next time he comes around ...

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Knowing Waterrat , there is a good chance he has already done that .........

Waterrat
Such is life where you live. From time to time you have to deal with bears in a way they understand. Of course there are those who think you should leave them alone and let bears be bears but it's not their yard.
It's funny when Park Service sets up a camp adjacent to ours so they can observe the hunt. When a bear gets into their stuff they are screeming and yelling and shooting off rounds just like everyone else.
One time at Battle they ran a nice 9 foot boar out of their camp right to us. We shot him about half way between thier camp and ours.

Gumboot
Damn squirrels. I have that same problem at my cabin. They get the same modifcation at my place as yours. The problem is for every one you kill they seem to have about ten relatives that will make it to the funeral.

If it's a problem bear, I think you should get first shot at it! After putting down several problem black bears on a ranch near Yellowstone over a 2 year period 30 years ago, I felt like an executioner. The park service would relocate grizzlies, but just gave out tags for the problem black/cinnamon bears. I never had that feeling when facing a grizzly though! Always felt they had at least a fighting chance, more than that when your rifle was 50 feet away and you were in the stream with your fly rod!

Good luck with your bear ...

Chuck

One doesn't shoot problem bears for fun or sport.

You shoot them to get rid of the problem. A WWII vet who landed on Dday frought across Europe told me he learned something during the war.
" If you are going to kill some thing don't give it a chance."

I think that is sound advice.

Agree.


Chuck

Jim, I seem to remember that this is not the first bear that developed a taste for your chickens and smokehouse contents.

The bugger didn't show up last nite but there is a sow with 3 big cubs across the bay. This time of the yr they cruise the beach feeding on the never ending supply of dead stickelbacks and flotsam. One of their favorite thing is to destroy all my trapping cubbies and chew gas lines off the boats.

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chew gas lines off the boats

They don't want competition for the fish ...

Smart Bears ... they probably read your post here and decided not to come back to your place.