Man kills bear who broke into his house
 
Carpet has to be replaced because of 'rather bloody mess,' family says
 
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Everett Skinner and his family have started keeping
their windows closed at night after a bear broke into their home and he
fatally shot it.
 
The bear ripped off a window screen and climbed into their den Saturday
night, Skinner said.
 
Skinner's daughter Nicole awoke at about 11:30 p.m. local time to a strange
shuffling sound and was the first to spot the bruin, the Daily Courier
reported. She quickly retreated to her parents' room to get help.
 
Everett Skinner grabbed his shotgun and went to the den, where he and the
bear saw each other at about the same time. He said the animal stood up and
headed toward him, so he fired.
 
"It didn't even faze him," Skinner said. In all, he fired his
shotgun four times, killing the animal.
 
Skinner said he tried to donate the carcass to a wildlife rehabilitation
center that takes road-killed deer, but apparently none of the animals
there eat bear meat. Eventually, he used his tractor to bury the bear.
 
The Skinners say they don't know why the bear invaded their southwest Oregon home.
 
"In hindsight, you start thinking of all that could have gone
wrong," Nicole Skinner said. "We were very blessed that this
didn't go badly."
 
Family members have done what they can to clean up the den, but Skinner
says they're probably going to have to replace the carpet because of the
"rather bloody mess."
 
Bear takes 10 rounds before going down [I thought he only fired 4 times?]
 
And they won't be sleeping with the windows open anymore.
 
"That's the last fresh air we're going to get at night," Skinner said.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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