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["Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>]

Had a bear in my raspberries early this morning.  Tore up the canes. 
Bears can be dangerous if you surprise them or if they are eating.  I
don't shoot animals in my yard so I threw firecrackers at bear which
was belligerent.  I have four Maltese dogs but bear didn't take them
seriously at all.  I bought a bear hunting license today.  Bears
usually appear in Fall to eat apples and acorns on ground.  For the
Nafex gourmets: bears are good to eat.