Strut10 Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 From the Anchorage Daily News Homeowner shoots bear inside house By TATABOLINE BRANT Anchorage Daily News Published: June 2, 2006 Last Modified: June 2, 2006 at 04:53 PM A large black bear broke into an Anchorage home early this morning, rummaged around like a burglar and feasted on a box of chocolates before the homeowner shot him dead with a Glock. The bear entered the two-story Stuckagain Heights house on the Anchorage hillside around 2:30 a.m., according to police. Stan Knowlton, who lives next door to the house, said his son and daughter-in-law own the place that was ransacked. They were asleep in their bedroom with their Rottweiller, Baby, when the dog started barking wildly, he said. The bedroom door was closed. Outside, the couple could hear things being knocked over. Police spokesman Lt. Paul Honeman said the owners initially thought the bear was a burglar. They could not be reached for comment. Knowlton said his son quickly determined the real identity of the intruder. "He opens the (bedroom) door and he's face to face with this big black bear," he said. "He slammed the door right away." Knowlton said his son hollered at the bear to go away and it ran downstairs. The man grabbed a .40-caliber Glock automatic handgun from another bedroom and looked around. The bear had knocked some things over and eaten a box of chocolates that had been sitting near the couch. "It left all the heart candy sitting in a basket there," Knowlton said. Knowlton said the bear started back up the stairs toward his son. He shot the animal multiple times and it went back downstairs. Knowlton said his son didn't know if the bear was dead. He called police. Honeman said the sergeant who responded quipped that he'd been in many a hairy situation over the years, but few so scary as entering a house where there might be a wounded bear on the loose. Officers found the bear dead in a bathroom, surrounded by a pool of blood and scat. Knowlton said state wildlife officials came and picked up the carcass. It took four people to load it into the truck, he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! Wow, that is crazy! At least nobody was hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! I do believe that would get a person's attention!! Glad it ended the way it did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mdbowhunter06 Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! Thats had to been scary as ****. Glad everyone was okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! That would have been pretty scary alright. Good to see it turned out good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughboy1956 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! Notch one up for the good guys. That good have turned out ugly if he did not have the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! That is pretty crazy, glad no one was hurt. That would most definitely be a scary situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterbucks1 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! wow, the pic looks like there is alot of blood or the floor is just colored that way. nice shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! saw that on the local news here a couple of days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! One more good example of why people should be allowed to keep a gun for self defense! That "ugly pistol" got it done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! I think that I would almost rather have a burglar stop by instead of a bear!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! Makes me feel a LOT better about carrying my .40 Glock as a defense weapon! My parents have a cabin up in North GA and found several very large bear paw prints on their front door. Neighbors have seen him and he appears to be about 350 pounds or so they are saying. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! [ QUOTE ] Makes me feel a LOT better about carrying my .40 Glock as a defense weapon! [/ QUOTE ] Yep. And don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. I kinda got a warm, fuzzy feeling inside when I saw that it was a microwave-safe, Plastic Fantastic that saved the day.......errrr.....night. [ QUOTE ] My parents have a cabin up in North GA and found several very large bear paw prints on their front door. Neighbors have seen him and he appears to be about 350 pounds or so they are saying. New [/ QUOTE ] Same here. We are overrun by the rotten things. There's one going through my parents' yard every night and sometimes in the day (they have identified several different bears). Also, my in-laws right across the field from here have them on the back porch once a week or so. Problem is......none of them have a lick of fear of humans. Dad put a shotgun blast into the ground beside a bear in his yard at 8:30 Monday morning. It was back Tuesday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! [ QUOTE ] We are overrun by the rotten things. There's one going through my parents' yard every night and sometimes in the day (they have identified several different bears). [/ QUOTE ] Where do they go during bear season? And I'm not going to comment on the "plastic" gun...lol BTW, I bet it isn't microwave safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] We are overrun by the rotten things. There's one going through my parents' yard every night and sometimes in the day (they have identified several different bears). [/ QUOTE ] Where do they go during bear season? And I'm not going to comment on the "plastic" gun...lol BTW, I bet it isn't microwave safe! [/ QUOTE ] I knew this would draw a response from you, Snap. I just figured it would take more than 5 minutes!!! I think all the bears out here go to your house during bear season. Thanks for your non-comment on the world's greatest defensive weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! [ QUOTE ] Thanks for your non-comment on the world's greatest defensive weapon. [/ QUOTE ] Now thats funny right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grizzette Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! That would be scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TC308 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! Wow that would be scary. I hope they let the fellow get the rug off the bear for a mount or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadHuntinPastor Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! Wow that would be a bad way to wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Schmeck Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! I would have tried to make friends with it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! Hair raising situation. Glad it turned out for the good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! Crickett on a crutch batman! I would have had to make a trip to the ER for a heart attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Re: Eat more bear!! It's to bad that this did not happen to a person who belongs to PETA or a person that is trying to get rid of all our guns!!! This might have been an awakening for them...if they lived to tell about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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