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February 24, 2010
Nevada Deputy Shoots Charging 600-Pound Black Bear
By Dave Hurteau
From the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Law enforcement officials shot and killed a 600-pound male black bear who apparently charged a wildlife official and a deputy Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
According to a press release from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, deputies were assisting Nevada Department of Wildlife Biologist Carl Lackey and a pair of bear dogs at about 3:30 p.m. in trying to remove the bear from a crawl space at a condominium complex at 400 Fairview Way when he "charged at one of the deputies."
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Comments (10)
What else is there to be done?I can't blame the fellow probably still shook up,i know it get your adreneline pumping when something big and dangerous charges you.
Good Shooting
One would think that the law enforcement officials would have thought this one out, with the Wildlife Biologist, Carl Lackey, so they wouldn't have to dispatch the bruin.
Bear Dogs?
Why not a tranquilizer gun?
When bears are trapped, with dogs ... they charge, if there isn't a tree available.
"Apparently" charged a wildlife official? Innocent until prove guilty, I suppose.
600 pounds of Locomotive?
WOW!
Years ago down in Benson Arizona, a Game Warden was cornered in a back yard by a charging Javalena and shot it in self defense. The Officer was fired!
I can understand how it might be dang near impossible to drag a drugged 300 pound bear out of a crawl space. The dogs likely did an admirable job of convincing the bear to leave on it's own accord. By my lights any wild bear comfortable enough with humans to take up residence under a condominium deserves to be on the menu. I wonder what the brave deputy used for this impromptu bear hunt, a shotgun loaded with slugs?, a hunting rifle? an AR? Just curious?
Weel what do you expect the bear to do when it is trapped by dogs. Of course its gonna charge it wants to get the heck out of there. They should have used a tranquilizer gun not dogs.
He did his job and protected his partner and himself.
I can certainly understand shooting a charging bruin, but I agree with others that it's a shame that it got to that point and question the methods used to "move" the bear from the situation. I don't know if NV has a bear hunt or not, but if so, someone lost out on one heck of a trophy.
I wonder what type of weapon was used; couldn't of been a standard issue. Must of been some type of rifle or assault rifle. Guess it's bear stew at the next police community meeting!
http://www.bear-hunting.org
I was checking a lady's bee hives that a bear had been raiding on a regular basis when the bear and I arrived at the corner of the house at the same time and the meeting wasn't planned. It was dusk and when we met by instinct I drew my .45. The bear and I looked at each other for a little while and then he decided that he would leave. Later on after he was trapped and moved and came back he had to be destroyed. I have had a lot of experience with problem bears and once they start it is usually the end for the bear. We had one to come back to a farm where he was killing sheep and he traveled over 200 miles in 2 days to get back. They have an unbelieable homing instinct.
What do you expect from the bear? We move in to their home, take their hunting grounds, compete for the same game, and then we don't expect trouble? He was playing by his rules, not ours. If we live in the rural area, and we step outside, we should remember that we are now in the animals territory, and respect it as such.
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One would think that the law enforcement officials would have thought this one out, with the Wildlife Biologist, Carl Lackey, so they wouldn't have to dispatch the bruin.
Bear Dogs?
Why not a tranquilizer gun?
When bears are trapped, with dogs ... they charge, if there isn't a tree available.
What else is there to be done?I can't blame the fellow probably still shook up,i know it get your adreneline pumping when something big and dangerous charges you.
Good Shooting
I can understand how it might be dang near impossible to drag a drugged 300 pound bear out of a crawl space. The dogs likely did an admirable job of convincing the bear to leave on it's own accord. By my lights any wild bear comfortable enough with humans to take up residence under a condominium deserves to be on the menu. I wonder what the brave deputy used for this impromptu bear hunt, a shotgun loaded with slugs?, a hunting rifle? an AR? Just curious?
Weel what do you expect the bear to do when it is trapped by dogs. Of course its gonna charge it wants to get the heck out of there. They should have used a tranquilizer gun not dogs.
"Apparently" charged a wildlife official? Innocent until prove guilty, I suppose.
He did his job and protected his partner and himself.
I can certainly understand shooting a charging bruin, but I agree with others that it's a shame that it got to that point and question the methods used to "move" the bear from the situation. I don't know if NV has a bear hunt or not, but if so, someone lost out on one heck of a trophy.
I wonder what type of weapon was used; couldn't of been a standard issue. Must of been some type of rifle or assault rifle. Guess it's bear stew at the next police community meeting!
http://www.bear-hunting.org
I was checking a lady's bee hives that a bear had been raiding on a regular basis when the bear and I arrived at the corner of the house at the same time and the meeting wasn't planned. It was dusk and when we met by instinct I drew my .45. The bear and I looked at each other for a little while and then he decided that he would leave. Later on after he was trapped and moved and came back he had to be destroyed. I have had a lot of experience with problem bears and once they start it is usually the end for the bear. We had one to come back to a farm where he was killing sheep and he traveled over 200 miles in 2 days to get back. They have an unbelieable homing instinct.
600 pounds of Locomotive?
WOW!
Years ago down in Benson Arizona, a Game Warden was cornered in a back yard by a charging Javalena and shot it in self defense. The Officer was fired!
What do you expect from the bear? We move in to their home, take their hunting grounds, compete for the same game, and then we don't expect trouble? He was playing by his rules, not ours. If we live in the rural area, and we step outside, we should remember that we are now in the animals territory, and respect it as such.
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