Tom has had some good fun with the pics I sent him yesterday
Heres the story of how my lawn got that bear patch.
On Friday morning on the way to work,I saw a small Brown Cub laying dead on the side of the logging road and the mother,a small Black Bear was on the other side of the road wanting to stay near her Cub but away from our truck.
Saturday night at bedtime I was snuggling with my two youngest girls and was telling them about the little Cub and how bad I felt for the Mama Bear.
Lucy,6 years old,asked me if people ever shoot Bears in the eye. I was taken aback by the strange question and answered her that I didn't think that would be a shot somebody would pick but it would certainly kill them without suffering.
Sunday morning I was sick as a Dog and opted to stay home from Church and soak in a hot bath because I had the chills.Carla and the girls left and not long afterward I heard a noise on the porch.I stood up and looked out the window and saw a Bear directly below me.I yelled loudly and he didn't even flinch,
I grabbed the 12 gauge and went down stairs and banged on the window on the back door.The Bear actually came up the porch stairs to the window.I stepped back a little and considered driving him right through the window because he was so arrogant.
When he did go down the stairs I opened the door and he came back around so I put the bead on him and pulled the trigger but the safety was on.I regrouped inside the door and went back out where he was just below the porch and when he stood up I shot and he went down fast.
I unloaded and then called the CO and then went back out and rolled him over and realised he was nailed right through the left eye at about 12 feet.
We have Bears here daily when the Cherries and Apples are ripe but this one had broke into our roothouse the week before and was up on our porch with no fear or respect at 11:00 am this day.When I saw how he came toward the door when I banged on it I shudder to think what would have happened if our 5 or 6 year olds would have happened to open the door to go outside and play.
We're wondering if he wasn't a relocated problem Bear
