[LionsDaughter]

Whoa. That'll keep you awake at night if anything will!

A responding officer spotted the bear in the front yard of the Chestnut Street home, still eating garbage. The officer fired once at the bear and believed he hit the animal, but the bruin ran off into the woods.

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Vernon police said the incident occurred just after 8 p.m. Sunday and the bear broke in through the front door to get into the house. Officer Harry Russo responded and fired his shotgun at the bear.

Just what kind of bear was this supposed to be, anyway? Because as I understand it, most bears aren't even going to slow down after being shot once. Not unless the shooter gets off a very lucky shot, shotgun or not.

[flowerplough]

Most bears aren’t even going to slow down after being shot once? They sure aren’t gonna slow down. Some say a bear’s faster than a horse for the first 50 yards or so; a shot bear will almost always be real gone, real fast. Eastern black bears are basically solitary pigs, with claws and teeth. We’ve had ‘em stealing chicken mash and bird seed from the back yard, and our little black mop cocker spaniel has had to run ‘em off, sometimes.

[Minnesoootan]

shooting a bear with a shotgun isnt wise,unless it is point blank. Bear on my aboot page only went a few yds when properly shot. The old “ they’ll keep on comin” myth is yrs and yrs of tv and movie hype,nuttin more