A black bear cub whose family was sniffing around a chicken coop got himself caught in a dipnet at a Hillside home this week, prompting competing rescue attempts by mother and homeowner. The homeowner used his truck to pull the net back from the tree line, but the growling momma bear wouldn't let him close enough to cut the net. Eventually, the man uses his pickup to pin the net on the ground, allowing the mother bear to rip the cub free from the net and pull her cub into the woods. ~ Video courtesy Dane Havard
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18 July 28, 2010 - 2:14pm | divergence
cool
Well, that's one way of doing it.
flag this »17 July 28, 2010 - 12:53pm | someguyinalaska
Why is it that every time a
Why is it that every time a story like this happens there is a myriad of "Why the hek ya let em get in yer yard..." "Bear free yada yada"
You people amaze me. It's like having a traffic accident and comment on how we need a vehicle free intersection. Bears live among us, deal with it or move to Southern California.
flag this »16 July 28, 2010 - 12:23pm | je40
Cooter
"Why not just shoot em?" Calm down Cooter - not everyone wants Alaska to be the Alabama of the North.
flag this »15 July 28, 2010 - 11:48am | StillEmbarassed
SHOOT THE BEARS!!!
Why not just shoot em? I'm sure they'll be back to this guy's yard and/or some other yard if they aren't shot.
flag this »14 July 28, 2010 - 10:24am | SoylentGreen
Why would you have a chicken
Why would you have a chicken coop on hillside and not have it fenced in? This is just as bad as leaving garbage out, (and if you pay attention, there's open garbage cans in the yard...). This isn't like a moose dieing in your yard and having bears coming in to check it out, the home owners created this bear encounter through their own negligence.
flag this »July 28, 2010 - 12:58pm | someguyinalaska
Yes yes...negligence! Lets
Yes yes...negligence! Lets charge them like criminals for allowing a one in a million encounter with a fish net to happen! And lets find a way to gripe about seemingly any news story regardless of how harmless the outcome is!
flag this »13 July 28, 2010 - 9:53am | greenriverkate
This is what I like to see!
This is what I like to see! Why can't ya all just appreciate this little item instead of gripping about bear free yards, put your nets away etc. It is cute, it is relaxing and it IS warm and fuzzy. These men know how to live in harmony with the area they love. NO threat because these men are smart
flag this »12 July 28, 2010 - 8:54am | hturt
My wife and I were driving
My wife and I were driving by that guys driveway last night and saw the bear...then we see him on TV.
flag this »11 July 28, 2010 - 8:48am | carmenctan
Lucky ending
Luckily there is a good ending to this story. The man could have injured the cub when draging the net. This would not have happened if we keep our yard "bear free".
flag this »10 July 28, 2010 - 8:20am | pookiemoto
When this gets to youtube
it will be as popular as the psychic octopus in Germany.
flag this »9 July 28, 2010 - 7:47am | steelhorse
bummer
this family is doomed
flag this »8 July 28, 2010 - 7:47am | sasafrass0
AKdancer1 - Just copy the
AKdancer1 -
Just copy the page URL and post it in your status, using the 'link' feature under the box you write in. That's how I do it when there's no 'official' Facebook feature.
Glad there was a happy ending to this little bear's adventure! I agree - you KNOW momma was scolding him/her and the other cub was making fun of it!
flag this »7 July 28, 2010 - 7:36am | wldlndfirefghtr
Nice work, but if the nets
Nice work, but if the nets were put away better, probably would have just had some bears poking around, instead of snagged up in it. glad it worked out for all involved.
Just my $0.02.
flag this »July 28, 2010 - 12:56pm | someguyinalaska
Yes the nets
My god your right! And they should have built their home 30 feet in the air to avoid spiders, carpenter ants and other stupid humans!
flag this »6 July 28, 2010 - 7:30am | opgirl
Pretty cute
Glad the little one is ok and this did not turn into another senseless bear shooting!!
flag this »5 July 28, 2010 - 7:24am | elfbkr50
Makes me realize
that maybe if you live on the hillside where bears used to be able to roam freely, you shouldn't have chicken coops. Seems just as dumb as leaving your trash laying all over the place.
flag this »4 July 28, 2010 - 7:14am | mscorpio76
Great thinking!
I'm happy to see the little guy/girl didn't get hurt. You can just hear the mama bear scolding him/her all they way into the tree line..."Don't you ever do that again!!!"
LOL
flag this »3 July 28, 2010 - 7:06am | goddessdogmommy
thanks
Many thanks to the homeowner for handling this so efficiently and well. Let's home this scared the mom enough that she stays away from chicken coops.
flag this »2 July 28, 2010 - 5:35am | AKdancer1
Very cool
You guys should have a Facebook share link so we can share this.
flag this »1 July 28, 2010 - 2:42am | shyabrick
Priceless. Makes me
Priceless. Makes me appreciate what a unique place I live in.
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