I know what you mean Doug.....We have an even more dangerous animal roaming around Kimberley. They are called the "BE BEAR AWARE COMMITTEE" They roam around sneaking into your yard, picking your apples and carrying them away, getting funding from the gov't, preaching about how noble and beautiful bears are.
I found a bear in the next door neighbours carport last summer. A nice big 2 yr old. I charged it growling and yelling at it. It looked like it was fairly nervous and not too hungrey, obviously out of it's territory. It stood up and looked at me but didn't turn sideways, flap his ears or lay them back so I kept going. Just as I got to my go-no-go line he turned and ran off down the laneway.
My next door neighbbour on the other side came running up and started berating me for being a stupid idiot. I just told him I knew bears and this one wasn't going to be a problem but that he shouldn't try that at his house, he should leave it up to experts. He still walks over to the other side of the street when he sees me probably because he thinks I'm insane.
Crossbow. Silent. Efficient.
Stan