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Offline Cheesehead

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There's a bear outside my window!
« on: June 08, 2007, 11:57:25 AM »
I see more black bear in town every year. There is one in my neighbors oak tree right now. This is not the first time i have had them near my house and I live in the middle of Rice Lake. I wish the DNR would make more bear tags available, lots more. I wonder how much trouble I would face if the bear stepped into my yard and I shot him? This bear is large and my dogs, wife and daughter are small.

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Re: There's a bear outside my window!
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2007, 05:24:25 PM »
I remember reading about a guy who really had to fight conviction for shooting a bear on his deck, sniffing/pawing at his back door.  It wasn't  WI, but he was initially charged since he "could have got away"  It was like 1-2 appeals later (and alot of $$ I'm sure) before he was ok.
I live down in Fall Creek (by Eau Claire)  We've got 1 right on the edge of town in a pretty small stretch of woods by the way. Rarely seen, but it does do a number on my uncle's bird feeders (he's only 5 houses down)  I wouldn't hesitate to shoot if it came up to the house, but would hesitate if just in the back yard area.
The surrounding woods and farms are really seeing alot of bears.  Not too much of a nuisance for people living out in the country or near the woods yet, but I'm sure it won't be long.

In your case, they should really get that bear out of town before something bad happens.  Property loss/destruction is bad, but what if someone really gets hurt sometime.
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Re: There's a bear outside my window!
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2007, 02:47:49 PM »
You ain't the only one I had 5 differnt hits on my bird feeders finally put them in the air 10 feet and take the other ones in.  The bear then bent over the Shepard hooks with nothing on them.. Time to go to war.
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Re: There's a bear outside my window!
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2007, 06:29:02 AM »
I've seen two bears already this Summer.

Yesterday, my wife and daughters saw a new born fawn following a Turkey around step for step.

I'll bet ol' momma deer was watching from the brush though.

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