Reply #25: Bear invades home in Boulder County, dies after 10 shots... [View All]

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It took three rounds from a shotgun, five bullets from a handgun and two shots from a rifle to kill a 120-pound, juvenile male black bear that broke into a Boulder County home early Monday.

The bear break-in was the fourth time in a week hungry bears have gotten into Boulder County residences, all while the residents were home. That has wildlife officials urging residents to take precautions and bear-proof their homes.

Brenda Fischer's barking dog woke her about 2 a.m. Monday. When she went upstairs to investigate, she found a bear in the kitchen of her home on Poorman Road, between Sunshine and Fourmile canyons.

Fischer quickly returned downstairs to wake her two children and her husband.

"As soon as I knew there was a bear inside the house, I went to gather up both our weapon and our ammunition, because they are in two different places, and went to place myself with the weapon between the family and the bear," said Paul Fischer, Brenda's husband.

"As soon as I moved to try and make a place for him to get out, he charged me," Paul Fischer continued. "That's when I shot him, and he kept charging me. I shot him a second time, and he kept charging me. I shot him a third time, and he was finally disoriented enough for me to get away."

The Fischers escaped through a bedroom window, leaving the wounded bear inside the house.
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