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Paul B. · August 7, 2013, 02:01 PM

We have the occasional Black Bear or Mountain Lion wander into Tucson Most of the time Game & Fish dart them and put them back into the boonies. I see then every once in a while when hiking in the loacal mountains One very popular hiking tril had one lion that was acting aggressively toward humans so Game & Fish killed it. The ecofreaks raised a bunch of unholy hell about that and they were the ones who originally complained about the loin. Go figure????? Had one bear try to drag off a young woman with some kind of church group. One of the chaperones had a .44 Mag. revolver and emptied it onto the bear. The bear took off and Game & Fish found it a few hours later and it was still full of fight. The shotgun and slugs ended that mess. I have to think the guy with the .44 probably gut shot the bear while in a panicy funk. I've been here over 30 years now and any bear or lion I saw took off in the opposite direction. Doen't mean the next one might not be a problen though.
Paul B.

August 7, 2013, 02:01 PM	#7
Paul B. Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 1999 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,800	We have the occasional Black Bear or Mountain Lion wander into Tucson Most of the time Game & Fish dart them and put them back into the boonies. I see then every once in a while when hiking in the loacal mountains One very popular hiking tril had one lion that was acting aggressively toward humans so Game & Fish killed it. The ecofreaks raised a bunch of unholy hell about that and they were the ones who originally complained about the loin. Go figure????? Had one bear try to drag off a young woman with some kind of church group. One of the chaperones had a .44 Mag. revolver and emptied it onto the bear. The bear took off and Game & Fish found it a few hours later and it was still full of fight. The shotgun and slugs ended that mess. I have to think the guy with the .44 probably gut shot the bear while in a panicy funk. I've been here over 30 years now and any bear or lion I saw took off in the opposite direction. Doen't mean the next one might not be a problen though. Paul B. __________________ COMPROMISE IS NOT AN OPTION!