You've done well to have not lost that fish over 18 years.
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You've done well to have not lost that fish over 18 years.
A bit surprised to see spotted ones this late in the season.
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I saw a few still spotted in Elizabeth last week as well. Must be eating well for twins.
Mrs bo and Reba nearly tripped over a doe and fawn while hiking State Forest state park earlier this week. Didn't get pics as everybody was too surprised by the situation. She said both looked very healthy and fawn still has some spots.
Will post pics and video of moose later today.
Much as I hate to do it, must give credit to CPW, Sate Forest state park is an all around great place to hang out.
This morning I got another view of our "yard bull', which I'm pretty sure is the same fellow I posted to page 19 of this thread. He's grown a little and his antlers are filling out, still in velvet.
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These folks learned the hard way that you can't leave the doors open with only a screen as protection when you live in bear habitat. The result of such carelessness is a dead bear and cubs dying or going to rehab.
https://kdvr.com/2019/08/27/bear-att...ide-pine-home/
Couple use baseball bat, punches to fight off mother bear, cub that broke into Pine home
Posted 11:16 am, August 27, 2019, by Chuck Hickey, Updated at 09:23PM, August 27, 2019
PINE, Colo. -- A couple fought off a mother bear and her cub with punches and a baseball bat after the animals broke into their home on Monday night, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said.
The bear was found Tuesday morning and euthanized, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
The sheriff's office said the mother bear and her cub entered the home on Zurich Drive in Pine, about 10 miles southwest of Conifer, about 8:30 p.m. and began eating a loaf of bread.
As Jon Johnson and his wife, George Ann Field, were watching TV, they heard noises and went upstairs to investigate.
As Johnson turned a corner into the kitchen, he was face to face with the mother bear, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
The mother bear then attacked the 71-year-old Johnson in what Colorado Parks and Wildlife said was described as a boxing match.
Johnson punched the bear while Field struck it with a baseball bat several times until both bears ran out through the screen door they used to enter the home.
"George Ann got behind and hit her with the bat, which is why the head print is in the wall," Johnson said.
Surveillance video shows there was a second cub outside that did not enter the home.
Johnson suffered numerous cuts and scratches to his face, chest and both arms but was not seriously injured, the sheriff's office said. He was treated at the home. Field was not injured.
https://localtvkdvr.files.wordpress....ll&w=770&h=578
Jon Johnson and his wife, George Field, fought off a bear that broke into their Pine home on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers searched for the bears until about midnight Monday. They returned with a U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services dog team on Tuesday morning.
It was the same dog team that was used to track down a mountain lion that attacked an 8-year-old Bailey boy last week.
About 5:50 a.m., the dog team found the bear in the immediate area and she was tracked for the next hour.
The bear was euthanized just before 7 a.m., about 900 yards from the home. The cub has not been found, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
DNA samples will be sent to the University of Wyoming Forensics Lab to confirm it's the bear from the attack.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife policy says that when a bear attacks a human and there is injury, the animal must be euthanized.
Officials said bears are becoming very active in the foothills and mountains as they eat as much as possible before going into winter hibernation.
That's exactly right. I hate it so much when people are stupid and it causes an animal to be euthanized. We'd all be way better off if we euthanized stupid people. Everyone has a dumbass attack on occasion, but for some people it's just a way of life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hummer
Quite honestly, if I had an encounter with a bear like that and came away with just a few scratches, I wouldn't report it.
My guess is that there is more to this story than simply having a screen door. I wouldn't doubt if the bears were encouraged to hang out around a random home in the woods. Maybe some extracuricular feeding going on or at the least some poor garbage management in bear country.
https://youtu.be/NfLmz2n0FcE
Finally fixed.
This was video I shot after dragging the GSD back to truck so as to not cause issue with moose or the other people trying to watch.
Unfortunately the video isnt working for me.