[fintstone]

Originally Posted by Ayles

Fintstone, Say you were out and about, saw a bear that might have gone through someones garbage.

Would you chase it down, antagonize and then shoot it or call animal control to take care of things?

No. Large bears...sometimes 5 or 6 at a time come into peoples yards in subdivisions, onto there porches, etc. almost daily. They actually walk city streets in broad daylight.

It is illegal to shoot one and animal control will not even come if you call about a bear...as there are too many and they can't do anything unless there is an actual attack on a human.

Since my home is just outside of city limits, I would just shoot them if they became too mush of an issue/danger in my yard...just like any nuisance/varmit on my property. Self-defense is a universal concept to most reasonable folks (as is hunting).