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Posted by Lissa on September 18, 2012
Taken a mile from my house:
(zoom in to see the furry visitor)
Naturally, everyone stopped to gawk. And apparently offer their small offspring as bear feed:
I was the only one to keep my distance, and I’m fairly sure I was the only one armed (and although 9mm probably doesn’t do much in this case, it’s better than nothing).
What caliber for bear?
lookingforlissa 
ZerCool said
For a little black bear like that one, 9mm may not be ideal, but I wouldn’t feel undergunned. .357 or .45 would be more-betterer.
Weer'd Beard said
9×19 might not put him down, but it would probably dissuade him from bothering you!
TheSmirkingCat said
Wow…is that your front yard? What ended up happening to the bear?
Lissa said
That was a mile from my house, and I assume he eventually got down and wandered away
Anonymous said
Set your phaser to “Call Animal Control”. 🙂
Lissa said
We did, but he wasn’t threatening anyone so they just left him!
MaddMedic said
Heh..Not a partridge and not sure but that ain’t no pear tree!!
A Bear tree?
Is always funny when you see that. Folks act like they are at a Zoo, startle the animal and is ends up getting put down because idiots get it excited.
wolfwalker said
Sometimes it’s really awful being addicted to puns … there’s something somewhere in this post about “a cartridge and a bear tree,” but it just isn’t gelling.