: (AK) Man shoots menacing bear 07-29-03
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Grizzly shot in neighborhood outside Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS (AP) < A Goldstream Valley homeowner shot a grizzly bear in
his driveway last week that ignored warning shots.
The bear is the second killed in the last year west of the University of
Alaska Fairbanks.
Stan Tonelli told state game officials he and his wife had returned home
from work late Wednesday when the bear, weighing more than 350 pounds,
ran toward them.
The doorway to Tonelli's house was open and he heard his neighbor
yelling at his dog and shooting warning shots at the bear. His neighbor
had found the bear licking his barbecue grill
The bear was about 25 yards away when Tonelli fired his .308 rifle.
''It was walking straight down. I hollered at it, but it just kept
coming,'' Tonelli said. ''I put a bullet in him and he turned sideways.
''I know I shot eight times. I don't know if I hit it all the time.''
A Fish and Wildlife Protection trooper inspected the kill. Don Young, a
biologist at Fairbanks' Alaska Department Fish and Game office, said the
kill likely will be considered justified because warning shots were
fired.
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Grizzly shot in neighborhood outside Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS (AP) < A Goldstream Valley homeowner shot a grizzly bear in
his driveway last week that ignored warning shots.
The bear is the second killed in the last year west of the University of
Alaska Fairbanks.
Stan Tonelli told state game officials he and his wife had returned home
from work late Wednesday when the bear, weighing more than 350 pounds,
ran toward them.
The doorway to Tonelli's house was open and he heard his neighbor
yelling at his dog and shooting warning shots at the bear. His neighbor
had found the bear licking his barbecue grill
The bear was about 25 yards away when Tonelli fired his .308 rifle.
''It was walking straight down. I hollered at it, but it just kept
coming,'' Tonelli said. ''I put a bullet in him and he turned sideways.
''I know I shot eight times. I don't know if I hit it all the time.''
A Fish and Wildlife Protection trooper inspected the kill. Don Young, a
biologist at Fairbanks' Alaska Department Fish and Game office, said the
kill likely will be considered justified because warning shots were
fired.