Canadian College Student Kills Bear with Frying Pan or, Who needs a .22?
Ralph K. Halvorsen
Bear breaks into house, attacks, but resident attacks back. Local animal
rights groups outraged.
VICTORIA, BC (PRWEB) May 26, 2004 -- In an attempt to get a free meal,
what was described as a "very large" bear broke into the rural homestead
of a BC college student, who was home on vacation at the time. The
student, who would only give his name as Ryan, says, "I had just grilled
out some salmon and walked back into the dining room to eat. Just as I
had just sat down, it sounded at though someone was trying to break down
my door." As Ryan went to investigate, the door burst open and the
gaping maw of a northern Kodiak bear appeared inside his living room.
Ryan recalls, "It was the scariest moment of my life, right up there
with the fishing accident in Sasketoon when I was twelve."
As the bear forced it's way into the dining room area, the beast found
the grilled salmon it had smelled from what authorities estimated was
over a mile away, where they found the bear's tracks around a small
cave. Ryan tried shouting at the bear to get it to leave, but the bear
seemed to be intent on the salmon it was feasting on.
Ryan then proceeded to throw various kitchen utensials at the bear to
get it's attention. "I wasn't sure what I was going to do," he said.
"After I hit the bear in the head with a wooden spoon, the bear started
coming after me!" The would-be bear snack ran to the other side of the
kitchen counter as the bear raised up on it's hind legs and tried
swatting at him. "The bear was blocking my way to my room where I
actually have a gun, so I found the only thing I had that I did not
throw at him, my frying pan." he relates. "I picked up the frying pan
and shouted, bring it on, bring it on!" Ryan jumped over the counter and
started swinging the frying pan. The animal, estimated at six feet tall
on all fours and over eight hundred pounds, got back on all fours and
started to charge the young man. When the bear was about 1 foot away
from him, Ryan swung the cast iron frying pan and hit the bear on the
right side of its head. "The bear appeared to be dazed, so I just kept
pounding him with the frying pan."
"After I hit the bear about fifteen times, the bear fell to the floor,
but I dared not let up. I hit him for about another five minutes until
he was not moving at all," Ryan says. Only then did he take the time to
call for local law enforcement. "When the police showed up, they could
not believed what they saw."
"It was the craziest thing I've ever seen," said Officer F. Barnes, of
the Victoria crime scene investigation unit. "He actually killed a bear
with a frying pan." The local wildlife officer showed up and took
measurements of the bear, one of the largest involved in a home invasion
incident in recent memory.
The bear caused about $400 dollars in damage to the house. There is no
word on what became of the animal's body, but local animal rights
activists are filing to take posession of the bear's remains, claiming
it was an immoral act of killing, and Ryan should not be allowed to make
a bearskin rug out of it. Darcy Morris, president of the local chapter
of Animal Rights Abuse Watch (ARAW), says, "This young man should be
prosecuted, not praised. The bear was simply following his natural
instincts, and had this Ryan criminal left it alone, no harm would have
been done. It's disgusting, and he can expect to hear from our lawyers."
Ryan's attorney could not be reached for comment.
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Tim Bromund
Tim
"Ralph K. Halvorsen" <halv...@ll.mit.edu> wrote in message
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> VICTORIA, BC (PRWEB) May 26, 2004 -- In an attempt to get a free meal,
> what was described as a "very large" bear broke into the rural homestead
> of a BC college student, who was home on vacation at the time. The
> student, who would only give his name as Ryan, says, "I had just grilled
> out some salmon and walked back into the dining room to eat. Just as I
> had just sat down, it sounded at though someone was trying to break down
> my door." As Ryan went to investigate, the door burst open and the
> gaping maw of a northern Kodiak bear appeared inside his living room.
> Ryan recalls, "It was the scariest moment of my life, right up there
> with the fishing accident in Sasketoon when I was twelve."
Can anyone collaborate this? AFAIK if there is a Kodiak bear on Vancouver
Island it would have to be in the Victoria Zoo...
Skip
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Tom Morrison
For starters, Kodiak bears are found on Kodiak Island, so I would assume
that "Northern Kodiak" bears are on the North end of Kodiak Island.
Vancouver Island is inhabited by some of the Largest black bear sub species
but has no brown/grizzly bear sub species on it.
When police in Winnipeg killed a black bear last week it made the CBC's
national news, yet this fantastic story never?
Finally, I don't care how big you and your frying pan are, you're not going
to dispatch a 800 lb. bruin with it.
Cheers
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Norm Balog
thing) spokes meatpuppet would have a say at ALL.
Thank GOD Ryan had the sense and reflexes to save his life.
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> Canadian College Student Kills Bear with Frying Pan
>
>
> Bear breaks into house, attacks, but resident attacks back. Local animal
> rights groups outraged.
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Sully
to it? After clobbering the bear for awhile, you would think anyone
would run to get the gun and finish it off?! Doesn't make sense. Sounds
like a myth to me, but what do I know.
Sully
love bev
stuff and all that Mawwhaaahaaaaaa!
Dalene Barnes
>> As the bear forced it's way into the dining room area, the beast
>> found the grilled salmon it had smelled from what authorities
>> estimated was over a mile away, where they found the bear's tracks
>> around a small cave. Ryan tried shouting at the bear to get it to
>> leave, but the bear seemed to be intent on the salmon it was
>> feasting on.
800 lb. bear vs. my grilled salmon....I think I'd have left the
house (was there a second door or a window anywhere?) while the bear was
intent (so intent that flying kitchen utensils didn't distract it!) on the
salmon, and called Domino's later!
"Myth! myth!" "Yeth?" (name that movie!)
Dalene
Chris Barnes
> "Myth! myth!" "Yeth?" (name that movie!)
I'll have to not participate as I know the answer.
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Dave
>
Most Canadian journalists know that Saskatoon is spelled with an "A".
Tim Bromund
> "Myth! myth!" "Yeth?" (name that movie!)
>
> Dalene
That would be The Muppet Movie if I am not mistaken.
Of course anything is possible, It's been years since I've seen the movie.
Tim
Dalene Barnes
Yes, definitely the Muppet Movie! And how can you have survived for YEARS
without seeing the Muppet Movie?
Dalene
strength
that source.
Saint
see and do everyday.
Why just yesterday in my local town a woman killed a man in a parking
lot. Appears they were both going for the same spot and this guy
zipped in with his Caravan ahead of said lady. She was so pissed off
she jumped out of her car and, screaming, started kicking his van and
broke the antenna off. When the guy got out the van to protest, she
proceeded to beat him to death with the aerial!
Coroner put the cause of death as 'van aerial' disease....
It's true, really. And if you send me $10.00 I'll show you how to
become rich - guaranteed.
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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> Hey, this is nothing compared to some of the wild things we Canadians
> see and do everyday.
>
> Why just yesterday in my local town a woman killed a man in a parking
> lot. Appears they were both going for the same spot and this guy
> zipped in with his Caravan ahead of said lady. She was so pissed off
> she jumped out of her car and, screaming, started kicking his van and
> broke the antenna off. When the guy got out the van to protest, she
> proceeded to beat him to death with the aerial!
>
> Coroner put the cause of death as 'van aerial' disease....
Bada Bing! Thanks folks, you've been great, that's my show for the night,
don't forget to tip the waiters and waitresses......
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