Well, the drought, has finally caused the bears to look outside the mountains for food and water. My cousin, who lives down the road from us, has some very large chicken houses and they raise chickens for Tyson. The last three nights they have had a mama bear and two cubs breaking into the chicken houses and killing chickens; they would kill about 40 chickens and eat only the gizzard out of each one.

The game wardens came out and set a trap for them, they caught the two cubs the first night and the mama bear on the third night. They are worried that this bear may have to be put down, since it has discovered that chicken houses mean an easy meal; just about anywhere they decide to relocate this bear, it will eventually find a a chicken house; so it will go on a watch list. They said, the mama bear weighs in at almost 300 lbs, which is big for a female with cubs.

The bears are starting to show up in town, digging in peoples garbage now too, so when you step outside at night, you need a good flash light and to make some noise, so as not to walk up on one and cause a scene.

 

I think I'd take a flashlight and a 12 gauge with slugs. That's a scary situation for the farmers.

 

I think it is time to keep the kids inside.