An uninvited guest

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,549280,00.html?test=latestnews

Fox is reporting an Aspen, Colorado resident was attacked by a bear in his own home.

This guy heard his dogs barking downstairs so he goes to check on the situation and when he gets down there he gets struck in the back of the head by a bear. The story says he did not sustain any life-threatening injuries and was treated and released at a local hospital.

My first instinct is to ask if the guy’s door was locked but does a locked door really stop a big bear? The story doesn’t state whether this guy lost consciousness when he was struck but if he did he’s lucky he didn’t turn into supper. I would assume that he did lose consciousness because by the time officials got there the bear was gone. I really know nothing about bears but I just know that I would be in shock if I went downstairs and found a bear waiting for me.

Officials have set up a trap for this bear in the neighborhood and say the bear will be euthanized if it is located. Officials are reporting that they responded to 16 bear sightings in last August and that number is up to over 200 bear sightings this August. Officials say bears are coming into the city due to residents not disposing of trash and not storing food properly. This is very tempting when bears are currently preparing for hibernation, eating 20,000 calories a day and eating for 20 hours out of the day.