Just got this email from my Archery club:  someone could have mistaken a 3-D target for the real thing however 

 

There is definitely a bear weighing about 4 hundred pounds on our property.  It has been damaging our targets and making a mess of the outdoor course.  We need to be very careful not to leave food or garbage in the trash cans on the outdoor range. All food items need to removed from our outdoor property.  The bear can gain easy access to that building.  Therefore, we will have to find a new place to store the food for shoots other than the registration building.  

 

One of our members saw the bear last night.  We are contacting the Fish and Game Dept. for their recommendation of further action.  Until further notice from the club:

 

PLEASE REMEMBER:

1) IF YOU ENCOUNTER THE BEAR WHILE SHOOTING… PLEASE DO NOT ENGAGE IT! 

      SIMPLY TURN AROUND, EXIT,  AND LEAVE THE RANGE!!

2) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANYONE SHOOT AT THE BEAR!

      A BEAR WOUNDED BY AN ARROW WILL CAUSE OUR CLUB MAJOR PROBLEMS!!!

 

 

 CAUTION is the word of the day!

Just got this email from my Archery club:  someone could have mistaken a 3-D target for the real thing however 

 

There is definitely a bear weighing about 4 hundred pounds on our property.  It has been damaging our targets and making a mess of the outdoor course.  We need to be very careful not to leave food or garbage in the trash cans on the outdoor range. All food items need to removed from our outdoor property.  The bear can gain easy access to that building.  Therefore, we will have to find a new place to store the food for shoots other than the registration building.  

 

One of our members saw the bear last night.  We are contacting the Fish and Game Dept. for their recommendation of further action.  Until further notice from the club:

 

 

We just had a thread about Black Bears....   Saw a Black Bear Cub on my way home tonight...