Fun nuisance bear story. Was in the Springs after the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest fires a few years back, which pushed the local bear population into the city with more frequency than normal. One of my coworkers was a smoker, and was always going out behind the hotel late at night to suck down some nicotine. She kept complaining about the bear that was in the hotel trash, but she was always full of drama, so we mostly ignored her. Then one day we came back to the hotel to find it surrounded by CSP and Wildlife officers with guns drawn. My coworker started getting really agitated about the bear. "What do you think they will do to it?," she whined. "Probably just hit it with a tranquilizer dart and relocate it somewhere else," I said. She looked really relieved. Then we heard "BLAM! BLAM!," with the unmistakable signature of a 12 gauge. I looked over at my coworker and said "Yep, high-power tranquilizer dart."

She still believes that bear was peacefully relocated. I also believe it was relocated, most likely in front of a fireplace at a Wildlife Officer's mountain cabin.