Ok, this doesnt make sense to me

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krunchykrome

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Minnesota wildlife officials tried for six days to capture a bear that had a plastic jar stuck over its head, but ended up killing the animal after it wandered into a city during a festival.
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In the six days that followed the initial sighting of the bear, officials tried to trap it and tranquilize it in numerous locations, but to no avail.
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Now according to the article, the bear got it's head stuck in a jar. Officials tried to capture/tranquilize it numerous times and failed. How do you fail to tranquilize a bear with a jar stuck on it's head....not to mention you have 6 days to get it done. :confused: Officials then decided the best thing to do would be to shoot the bear and kill it.

It had a frickin jar on it's head! Im not sure what officials they're referring to, but those incompetent fools need to be replaced.
 
Leros

Leros

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They were able to shoot their bear with a bullet, but not with a tranquillizer?
 
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rivan

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Originally posted by: Leros
They were able to shoot their bear with a bullet, but not with a tranquillizer?
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IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!
 
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Erock

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"officials" make irrational decisions on things in regards to animals. wow a bear with a jar over its head? sounds like it can't really bite anyone and also I'm pretty sure it was preoccupied with getting that crap off its head that it wasn't going to be messing with any humans. Trigger happy douche bags.
 
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miketheidiot

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sounds like standard procedure for a bear wandering in the city. They've had to do this a couple times to large game locally, including a couple bears.
 
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spidey07

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Of course they shot it. Otherwise the bear would die of starvation. They did the humane thing.
 
TehMac

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Have any of you seen a real life bear besides the fatasses at the zoo? A Bear of any sex if enraged with destroy you with a swipe of its paws.
 
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krunchykrome

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Of course they shot it. Otherwise the bear would die of starvation. They did the humane thing.
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But why couldnt they tranquilize it. As someone else mentioned, if they shot a bullet at it, they sure as hell could have shot a tranquilize at it. Once tranquilized, they could have removed the jar. Six days....
 
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darkxshade

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Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: spidey07
Of course they shot it. Otherwise the bear would die of starvation. They did the humane thing.
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But why couldnt they tranquilize it. As someone else mentioned, if they shot a bullet at it, they sure as hell could have shot a tranquilize at it. Once tranquilized, they could have removed the jar. Six days....
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My best guess is that the tranqs hit but were ineffective.
 
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desy

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Well
Bears are pretty common in Minn, and one that likes cities is likely to be a nusuiance bear that usually ends up getting shot anyway.
With rual depopulation we are getting so many animals showing up because they just aren't being hunted anymore car accidents are way up, city intrusions way up
Might as well be rid of smokey now

 
KeithTalent

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Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!

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