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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: twyacht on November 16, 2009, 05:34:30 PM
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Love it. 11 Years old!!!.
http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/articles/2009/11/14/news/38.txt
Driggs boy shoots bear on family's porch
Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 11:22 PM MST
An 11-year-old boy killed a bear at point-blank range last Wednesday night after it wouldn't leave his family's porch.
The boy was at his home near Driggs with his younger sisters and after seeing the bear on the front porch and not being able to get it to leave, the boy retrieved a gun and killed the animal.
The family declined to comment and wished to remain anonymous.
Fish and Game Conservation Officer Doug Petersen said the black bear had been a problem in the area near the county transfer station, and he and Fish and Game Officer Lauren Wednt had set up a trap earlier in the week.
"The bear had been hanging around and we got multiple complaint calls," said Wendt. The bear had been getting into garbage cans and bird feeders in the area.
Petersen said officials may have had to put it down anyway. He said that in situations where the bear has been a problem around humans or threatens human safety, they usually don't issue citations.
"Human safety is a higher priority," said Petersen. "We're concerned with how bears are managed and we want to live in harmony with them."
The boy and his family are not in any trouble, and Petersen said he issued them a permit to keep the bear. Usually when a bear is put down by Fish and Game they sell the hide at a state auction, Petersen said. Petersen said the family reported the bear Thursday morning. Fish and Game trapped and euthanized another problem black bear about two weeks ago, after the bear reportedly let himself into a home. Petersen said it's normal for the animals to move from higher elevations this time of year.
"We don't like to see them down this low," said Petersen. "But it's not uncommon."
Rachael Horne
Teton Valley News
Train em' young up there I see. ;D
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Cool headed kid.......if the SOB won't shoo away, blast it's hairy hide. ;D
My son's girlfriend's father photographed one from his deer stand last weekend.
I'll try to get some pics if I can.
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if i ever see a bear on my property it aint getting the luxury of a complaint call. its getting a 120 grain in the brain. ;D
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if i ever see a bear on my property it aint getting the luxury of a complaint call. its getting a 120 grain in the brain. ;D
120 grains is just going to piss it off.
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if i ever see a bear on my property it aint getting the luxury of a complaint call. its getting a 120 grain in the brain. ;D
120 grain? From what?
Me, I either use 165 from my 30-06 or 325 from my .454 carbine. ;)
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well im a pretty scary guy myself ;D
i could walk out onto the porch and he'd go; "uh oh, wrong house" and go scare the uptight, rich ass, tofu farting faeries i have as neighbrours.
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120 grain? From what?
Me, I either use 165 from my 30-06 or 325 from my .454 carbine. ;)
280gr Cor-Bons from one of my Super Blackhawk .44's.
That way, even if I miss the bear, we can both shake our heads, act like we just got struck by lightnin' and go, "WTF just happened?"
;D
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I'm gonna grab my .22 and have at it.
Oops, wrong thread. ;D
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280gr Cor-Bons from one of my Super Blackhawk .44's.
That way, even if I miss the bear, we can both shake our heads, act like we just got struck by lightnin' and go, "WTF just happened?"
;D
Now that's funny as hell right there. :o
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Pass the A1 meats on the table! That kid needs to think about a career in the Military or Law Enforcement!
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Pass the A1 meats on the table! That kid needs to think about a career in the Military or Law Enforcement!
How about Game Warden ? ;D
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If I see a bear on MY front porch, I'm gonna call the city so they can see whats gettin into the water supply.... ;D THEN I'm going to go get the .45-70. 405 grain SP's, or no I think its all Hornady 325 gr Leverevolution....
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If I see a bear on MY front porch, I'm gonna call the city so they can see whats gettin into the water supply.... ;D THEN I'm going to go get the .45-70. 405 grain SP's, or no I think its all Hornady 325 gr Leverevolution....
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Hows that leverevolution working? Have you used it this season? Do you feel comfortable with it?
FQ13
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I haven't hunted in 6 or 7 years, so I haven't tested it on any soft target. It's plenty accurate in my dad's Guide Gun, and If I practiced enough with my BFR, I'm sure it would be plenty accurate. I do ok with it at 25 yards, but at 50 or longer, not so much (All Me; Not the gun, and probably not the ammo.). I'm hoping to be able to try it out on feral hogs, but I don't know if the chance to will come through. In the rifle I'd feel more than comfortable with it at under 100 yards. With more practice, I'm sure I could get comfortable with the load in the revolver.
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well im a pretty scary guy myself ;D
i could walk out onto the porch and he'd go; "uh oh, wrong house" and go scare the uptight, rich ass, tofu farting faeries i have as neighbrours.
You must live TWO houses down from me. ;D