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Its funny to me that I basically live across the road from this...
and yet we contend with bears!! I still chuckle about driving down the highway and having to come to a complete stopf for what at first glance looked the the funniest looking dog I have ever seen. Until that is he turned and looked at us.
So anyway....this is bound to have the tree hugging PETA groups all in a tizzy before its over...
Published - January, 5, 2006
Prowler call leads to Tasering of bear
Louis Cooper
@PensacolaNewsJournal.com
A bear that tried to enter a home south of Milton on Tuesday night got an unexpected shock -- literally.
Deputies called to the home shot the animal with a Taser when it began acting in an aggressive manner. The bear fell to the ground, breaking the connection with the weapon which administers a strong electrical charge. The animal then fled into nearby woods.......
"He started wandering up to me," he said. "He was about seven or eight feet away when I shocked him."
The bear might have been drawn initially to Smith's trash pit, which she was working to eliminate Wednesday afternoon.
"It's very strange and very scary," she said. "He acted like people had been feeding him. He didn't act like he was afraid of people. He didn't run.".....
Florida Wildlife Commission biologist Pat Bowman visited Smith on Wednesday. If the bear comes back or makes trouble for neighbors, she said the commission likely will capture and relocate the animal.
"Between the Taser shock and the garbage removal, I would like to think this bear is going to stay away," Bowman said. "The next 24 hours is going to tell how things go."
Black bears are protected by state law.
This came from here....
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/NEWS01/601050322/1006
and yet we contend with bears!! I still chuckle about driving down the highway and having to come to a complete stopf for what at first glance looked the the funniest looking dog I have ever seen. Until that is he turned and looked at us.
So anyway....this is bound to have the tree hugging PETA groups all in a tizzy before its over...
Published - January, 5, 2006
Prowler call leads to Tasering of bear
Louis Cooper
@PensacolaNewsJournal.com
A bear that tried to enter a home south of Milton on Tuesday night got an unexpected shock -- literally.
Deputies called to the home shot the animal with a Taser when it began acting in an aggressive manner. The bear fell to the ground, breaking the connection with the weapon which administers a strong electrical charge. The animal then fled into nearby woods.......
"He started wandering up to me," he said. "He was about seven or eight feet away when I shocked him."
The bear might have been drawn initially to Smith's trash pit, which she was working to eliminate Wednesday afternoon.
"It's very strange and very scary," she said. "He acted like people had been feeding him. He didn't act like he was afraid of people. He didn't run.".....
Florida Wildlife Commission biologist Pat Bowman visited Smith on Wednesday. If the bear comes back or makes trouble for neighbors, she said the commission likely will capture and relocate the animal.
"Between the Taser shock and the garbage removal, I would like to think this bear is going to stay away," Bowman said. "The next 24 hours is going to tell how things go."
Black bears are protected by state law.
This came from here....
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/NEWS01/601050322/1006
