Bearly Missed the Bus!

[.308 Norma]

Our daughter in Missoula texted my wife this afternoon to say our 10 year old grandson was being kept after school (along with all of the other kids) because there was a black bear sow and two cubs hanging around the bus stop. “Life in Missoula” she said.
Missoula has a bunch of bear ordinances (no garbage cans left out overnight, fruit must be harvested when it gets ripe, don’t leave pet food out, etc.), yet I can’t remember ever visiting our daughter in the summertime without seeing at least one bear wandering the streets in the part of town where our daughter lives - the Rattlesnake Creek area on the NE side of Missoula.
Regardless of the ordinances, the bears are still around. So they must be finding food somewhere. It gives me the creeps when I have to take our Cocker Spaniel, Ruger out for a “walk” at night. I put “walk” in quotation marks because I never take him beyond our daughter’s front gate, and I have a powerful flashlight that I shine around all over the place. All the while, Ruger seems oblivious to the danger as he wastes precious seconds searching for the “right spot” to do his thing.

 

[Buzznrose]

Maybe if he saw a bear, it would scare the “business” out of him!

sorry…I couldn’t resist.

Stay safe!

 

[courtgreene]

Remember, ruger has better night vision than you because dogs have more rods than cones. He also has better smell and hearing. When he gets nervous, that’s when you should get nervous.

 

[Armored farmer]

My nephew is in Anaconda Mt. They had to take the kids to the bus because of a moose cow and calf hanging out near their lane to the main road.

 

[Alaskan Ironworker]

Are you allowed to shoot them there?

 

[.308 Norma]

Are you allowed to shoot them there?

Oh, yeah - during bear season. And I'm pretty sure if you shot a bear (even during bear season) within the city limits of Missoula, Montana, you'd better darned well be wearing claw and bite marks or you'd be in a lot of trouble.

 

[WisBorn]

Sounds like a good reason to get a 257 Weatherby and a Bond Arms for backup.

I know the Mrs would catch onto that one. Just a thought my friend.
Be careful with those Bears...

 

[jmorris]

Reminds me of a video my BIL sent me.



If you leave food where they can get it, they will get it.

 

[FL-NC]

There's a surprising number of bears in NW Fl and in the Ocala area. A couple of years ago, a lady's dog in Crestview was killed by one. A friend who is an instructor at the Fl Ranger camp (Eglin AFB/ Ft Walton Beach area)sees them regularly in the training areas. Another friend east of Crestview has them on camera several times getting in his hog traps, eating the bait, and them climbing out. Still another friend living in Navarre in a neighborhood and his neighbors have spotted them on outside home security cameras. He had to put cypher locks on the inside of his house to prevent his 10 year old sleep walking daughter from walking outside at night (which she has done a couple of times).