Pork being devoured in a town called Atkinson, nooooo....

They better not be fat pigs themselves.

Do they really think that the bear was trying to blow up the house? If he knows that much about the properties of propane, he's definitely smarter than the average bear. Maybe he's some sort of weird cross-breed of Yogi Bear and Hank Hill.

Hilarity likely to ensue? The guy has got a dog and a shotgun, and bears make GREAT rugs. Nothing quite like sleeping with a girl on a bearskin run infront of a fireplace.

The tracks left behind are larger than the handprint of an average man, said Eaton.

If not, that'd be one big man. I wouldn't wanna meet him in a dark alley...

"I'll take 'Confusing Headlines' for $400, Alex"

50 cal goodness.

A REAL man would kill it with a 3" penknife...after sawing off his own arm.

he needs one of thees http://www.ultramag50.com/
and one of thees as a backup http://www.magnumresearch.com/Desert_Eagle.asp

Rugination to ensue, I hope.

Just don't let the local game wardens anywhere near the bedroom :-)

Nothing a 30-06 wouldn't cure. The mistake buddy is making is going to sleep. If you know the bear is going for the pigs, pull an all-nighter. Park yourself in your pickup near the pigpen with the rifle, flashlight and a thermos of coffee. Sooner or later Yogi will come ambling along. Bang, end of problem. On a bright enough night, once your eyes adjust you won't even need the flashlight. Haven't got any bears this way myself, but got two coyotes some years back. Piece of cake.

I don't know about you guys, but I think that I would raher have something with a bit more power than a .30-06... .375 H&H Magnum baby!!! Although I suppose people have used 'em on bears for a while. At least around my parts (Eau Claire, WI). Still, bigger is better, especialy when it comes to stopping power and penetration on big game.

When I got up Sunday, the grill was tipped over and the first pig was missing.

My Dog maybe , My wife maybe, My truck maybe but fark with the grille and DIE !

Why can't they put out food for the bears in the Spring to curb this kind of thing?

lildrafire
Why can't they put out food for the bears in the Spring to curb this kind of thing?
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sounds like that whud draw more of them to the spot

No need to pull an all-nighter.

Start a forrest fire. Presto, no more bears.

It was a bear..
A great big mother of a bear..
I took off in a fash
did a 10-mile dash
and I never, ever went back there.

Oh Boy! do I love bears
You can bet your life that I do
Ain't nothin' anywhere
Like a big black bear
'slong as he's a mile away from you!

/Uncle Smokey

From a description of the Winchester Model 70 Classic Super Express .375 H&H Magnum: This allows feeding of the action upside down while you are lying on your back and being mauled by a bear, lion, buffalo, etc.

Not a good recommendation for a rifle...or anything else

30.06 is fine for bear, hell in the old days they used to take the biggest game in africa with 7.mm/6.5 mm(not mags, didnt have them, and dont bring up express rounds they were not used by any but the tourist,too expensive)and with 30.06 your not going to lose your night vision as easy/long as with a mag.
that said, this is not a grizly, and after hibernating its not going to be over 400 pounds.
bear meats good eats!!!

He tipped over the grill and he scratched the propaine tank. I think he was just trying to get the grill fired up to cook the pig...

Sidi

Yea, that was more of a joke than anything, believe me I know you'd need better penetration to down a bear. I guy I know told me a story once about when he was bear hunting. Spotted a large one (Think it was a black bear, don't really recall) 300 yards away. His first shot with his bolt action 30-06 went straight through its heart (verified afterwards by a field dissection). The bear charged him as if it hadn't even been hit, and he emptied all 7 rounds from his rifle into it, including a couple of lung shots. Bear never stopped. Once the bear was at 100 yards, and his rifle was empty, he set the rifle down (more like dropped it, I imagined) and unslung hit shotgun and got ready to empty it as fast as he could. The bear dropped before he fired his first cartridge.

As I mentioned, because of the bear's odd behavior, he did a short field dissection and discovered that the bear's heart did indeed explode with the first round. The bear just happened to have enough oxygenated blood in its system to charge 200 yards and scare the hell out of him.

PULL QUOTE: "When I got up Sunday, the grill was tipped over and the first pig was missing. I followed a blood trail out into the woods and saw the bear tracks." Greg Johnson of Atkinson

Pull Quote. Yes. Definately pulled that quote.

/Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

Dear Johnson Family,

We feel your pain.

Sincerely,
Carmela Soprano
David Letterman

What is up with these comments about needing stopping power and multiple shots not stopping a bear?! Doesn't anyone shoot for the head any more? Believe me, if a bear is charging and I've got my .270, round #1 (and all subsequent rounds) are going in his head. If a bear can take multiple rifle shots to the head and still survive, he has a right to eat me.

hungry bear + grilled cicadas = end of problem(s)

If you can hit a hit a running bear in the head, RepNatComm, then more power to you. Their heads tend to bob a fair bit when they run, though. And you may find that the .270 has a bit of trouble punching through the dense angled bone found in a bear's skull. The .270 is fine for black bear, a friend of mine uses it, but for a grizzly, you may find yourself wanting something with a bit more punch.