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Matt Smith May 9, 2013 at 04:07 pm
I’m sorry, but Mr. Lynch is not the brightest bulb in the box. Mr. Lynch saw the bears with…Read More his dog in the yard, ran and got his pellet gun, loaded it and shot the bear twice, THEN he brought his dog in and called 911. Couldn’t he have just saved a few steps and just brought the dog in??? Also, a pellet gun is not the same as a BB gun. Pellets guns are made for hunting small game like squirrels, rabbits and even raccoon and possum, using ammunition that is made to pierce the skin, so it does not surprise me that it penetrated the bear cub and injured it the way it did. In my opinion, Mr. Lynch meant to harm the bear in hopes of scaring it away rather than just brining his dog in and closing his door. He would have been more effective grabbing a pot and wooden spoon and making noise to scare them away. Even chucking a few rocks at them would have been more effective. How would you feel Mr. Lynch if your dog got out of your yard and ended up in a neighbor’s yard, and they shot it twice with a pellet gun, just to “scare it” away and it had to be put down because it was now paralyzed?
April Mock May 7, 2013 at 06:39 pm
Shame on Mr. Lynch for shooting a cub. Two shots in the torso doesn't sound like he was only trying…Read More to "scare" the baby bear. Yelling and waving your arms would scare a bear, two shots will kill (or paralyze) a bear. Perhaps Farmington police should reconsider the charges. Shame on you Mr. Lynch.
Bill Stanford May 7, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Kristen P - According to the story, he used an air rifle to shoot the bear. Generally, air rifles…Read More do not make any significant noise when they are fired. As a result, firing an air rifle would not have scared away the bear.
Mary Beth Sasso April 20, 2013 at 10:17 am
When are they going to stop giving these criminals a pass. Put them in jail do not give them…Read More probabtion!!!!
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