http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bear/ en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:17:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413979/posts Not very important considering the other disasters happening in this country. Here is an email exchange I had with the Build-a-Bear people regarding their stupid promo using Santa to indoctrinate kids with the global warming hoax. Dear Build-a-Bear: AGW is a hoax. Indoctrinating kids regarding this scam is unforgivable. The children on my gift list won't be receiving a Build a Bear now or in the future. You should keep your political views to yourself. Glo-bull warming has no place in the marketing of a product to children. This campaign should be dropped and Santa should not used to spew... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413979/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403388/posts PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Authorities said a Mississippi Gulf Coast man apparently thought he was at his girlfriend's place when he wandered into another couple's home and fell asleep on their couch. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd told The Mississippi Press that a couple in the St. Martin community found a stranger snoozing on their couch and cuddling a teddy bear late Saturday. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403388/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 02:13:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401028/posts Viral email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401028/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:17:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393299/posts LEE COUNTY: A unique court battle is shaping up in Lee County. A man is facing third degree felony charges for shooting an endangered black bear in his back yard and wants to use the "Stand Your Ground" law as his defense. Kevin Doerr and his attorney were in a Lee County courtroom Monday trying to get all charges against him dropped. Doerr, who lives in San Carlos Park, shot the bear in May and says he was just protecting his family and his property. His attorney, Joe Viacava, says the charges should be dismissed under the unique defense of... abc-7.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393299/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:51:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390143/posts TETON COUNTY - An 11-year-old boy has shot and killed a black bear at point blank range in Teton County. The Teton Valley News reports that the boy was home alone with two younger sisters and was afraid the bear would make its way into the house just like the bear that Fish and Game trapped and euthanized two weeks ago. The boy tried to get the bear to leave initially. Fish and Game says that the family isn't in trouble, and that they would have likely put this bear down themselves. KIDK 3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390143/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:50:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389466/posts INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Homeowners and authorities in Incline Village, Nev., say they're on the lookout for a marauding, 700-pound black bear . The bear, they say, has caused as much as $70,000 in damage so far this year, including havoc wrought inside a home it has broken into several times, the Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal reported Wednesday. "The deputies up there all say he's the biggest bear they've ever seen," Carl Lackey, a biologist and bear expert with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, told the newspaper. "He'll walk right by a trap. He won't go in them.... upi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389466/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:26:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388877/posts DRIGGS, Idaho (AP) — An 11-year-old boy shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. The boy was at his home near Driggs, just west of the Idaho-Wyoming border, with his younger sisters last Wednesday when the bear showed up. The youngster says he couldn't shoo it away, so he went and got his gun and shot it. Black bears in the area have prompted multiple complaint calls, largely because they've been hanging around a transfer station. It wasn't clear if the bear shot by the boy was also attracted by the transfer... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388877/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383087/posts BARKHAMSTED -- It was a bird feeder, not a pet or another person, a black bear was after in Anthony Scirpo's yard two years ago, but the man who shot the bear believes he nonetheless had a right to protect himself and his property. In a recent federal lawsuit, he claims his constitutional right to defend himself was violated when he was subsequently charged with negligent hunting. The 67-year-old Scirpo said Connecticut state law and wildlife hunting regulations should have allowed him to use a .22 caliber rifle he had never used before to shoot the bear as it raided... Waterbury Republican-American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383087/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:08:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382864/posts A Troy man shot and killed a grizzly in the Cabinet Mountains and state wildlife officials say he did it in self defense. Fish, Wildlife and Parks reports the man was hunting mule deer on Dad Peak on last Friday. He told officials he spooted two grizzlies about 50 yards ahead of him. The man said he yelled at them and waved his gun. But he says the bears started to move toward him. That's when the man realized there were three bears. He said he yelled again and hoped the animals would run off. But the larger bear reportedly... keci.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382864/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:29:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378567/posts A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar. The militants had assault rifles but were taken by surprise - police found the remains of pudding they had made to eat when the bear attacked.The militants had made their hideout in a cave which was actually the bear's den, said police officer Farooq Ahmed.The dead have been identified as Mohammad Amin alias Qaiser, and Bashir Ahmed alias Saifullah. News of the attack emerged when their... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378567/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:06:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377388/posts A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar. The militants were armed with AK-46s but were taken by surprise - police found the remains of pudding they had made to eat when the bear attacked. It is thought to be the first such incident since Muslim separatists took up arms against Indian rule in 1989. BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377388/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:02:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377198/posts Two terrorists were mauled to death and another seriously wounded after a bear attacked their hideout in a forest area in south Kashmir [ Images ], a senior police officer said. He said the bear as per the intercepts of militants attacked a hideout of the Hizbul Mujaheedin outfit in the forest area near Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir Shopian district. rediff.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377198/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:30:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373928/posts Youngsters in Churchill are warned not to dress in furry white costumes, to steer clear of baited traps stuffed with seal meat and to listen for the tell-tale sound of fireworks. That's because these candy-seekers have more to worry about than ghosts and goblins. They need to avoid a different kind of predator on Halloween - the polar bear. School children get a visit from the polar bear patrol team to go over safety tips. On the day of Halloween, several conservation officers take to the sky in a helicopter to see if there are any bears nearby. As dusk... The Canadian Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373928/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:01:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371380/posts YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – What's bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that live in Yosemite National Park? A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it's minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice boxes, Cheerios and coolers carrying other snacks. Park scientists have found that the bears tore up minivans more frequently than other types of vehicles.... news. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371380/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:28:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2365521/posts It's every hunter's worst nightmare. You've nestled into your tent for the night when you're awakened by the sound of a bear charging. Within seconds it's on you, teeth sinking into flesh as you fight for your life. "I went into survival mode as she batted me around, biting me," Ken Scown, 36, said Saturday. "I was kind of waiting for the bite to the head and neck and it would all be over." Scown and his pal Jeff Herbert were three days into an 11-day hunting trip near Canal Flats in the East Kootenays region of B. C. when... Vancouver Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2365521/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:39:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364172/posts LIVINGSTON, Mont. -- A hunter attacked by a grizzly bear in southern Montana also had the misfortune of being shot in the arm by a companion trying to stop the attack. The incident last Saturday resulted in the bear being killed, the attacked hunter surviving and no charges against the companion for shooting his friend. Park County Sheriff Allan Lutes says his office looked into the shooting of the hunter and found no negligence, with the other hunter trying to save his friend and killing the bear. "It doesn't point to anything but an accident," Lutes said. However, the U.S.... Star Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364172/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:06:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356572/posts (click here, or at source link above.) YouTube. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356572/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:07:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2355688/posts State police say 37-year-old Kelly Ann Walz was mauled to death Sunday night by the 350-pound bear. Police say the Walzes kept the bear inside a cage near their house about 20 miles northeast of Allentown. Officials say Kelly Ann Walz threw a shovelful of dog food to one side of the cage to distract the bear while she cleaned the other side. At some point the bear turned on her and attacked. A neighbor shot and killed the bear. WETM TV. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2355688/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 03:13:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315683/posts Last Sunday a fourth brown bear for the year was killed in a defense of life and property (DLP) shooting, and there is no mistaking that it was the former, not the latter, that was on the line for the man who shot it. Peninsula Clarion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315683/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:31:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346093/posts ANCHORAGE, Alaska - While walking with his dogs near his house in Soldotna, a snap of a twig prompted Greg Brush to glance over his shoulder. When he turned, he saw a bear charging full speed at him from less than 20 yards away. Backpedaling, Brush was able to fire his gun once or twice. It was enough. The bear dropped dead. "Came with zero warning," Brush told the Anchorage Daily News of the Aug. 2 bear encounter. "No woof, no popping of the teeth, no standing up, nothing like what you think." newsminer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346093/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:59:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2338838/posts A legally blind woman has bagged a bear in the Upper Peninsula.Villa tells WLUC-TV her "limited sight" only allows her to "see the difference between light and dark" and "silhouettes of people." wwmt.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2338838/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:11:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2337204/posts Wildlife officers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife are searching for a bear involved in an attack Thursday night in Aspen. A man ...was attacked in his home by a bear shortly after 8 p.m. the homeowner's three dogs began barking loudly in the ground floor of the house... When the homeowner went downstairs to check on the dogs, he was confronted by a large, black bear. The victim of this attack is being treated at an area hospital. Aspen Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2337204/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:23:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2334816/posts ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- It's nearly 2 a.m. and authorities have found the suspect in a string of break-ins into multimillion-dollar homes. His nose led him right to their trap - a cage filled with barbecue-scented cantaloupe and peaches. It's a 550-pound black bear.... hosted.ap.org/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2334816/posts#comment Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:55:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2327485/posts A 78-year-old man was hospitalized Friday with injuries he received when he was attacked by a black bear in a remote area of eastern Utah. The bear was shot and killed by another camper. About 12:30 a.m., a river-rafting party of 13 people, including nine family members and four guides, were sleeping after finding a spot off the Green River near Rock Creek Ranch in Carbon County's Desolation Canyon to stop for the night, said Brad Crompton, Division of Wildlife Resources' southeastern region wildlife biologist. The family was awakened upon hearing the sound of a bear attacking a family member... Deseret News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2327485/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:44:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2322504/posts GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever illegally shot and killed what officials say was one of Montana's largest grizzly bears. The carcass of the big grizzly, called Maximus because he stood 7 1/2 feet tall and weighed about 800 pounds, was found Aug. 12 on a ranch in northern Montana. hostedn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2322504/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:37:03 GMT