Guess who came to visit today?  I’ll give you some clues.

This is the door to the freezer room (a building where we keep our freezers and some pantry items).

This is some of the things they found.  Potato chips, pizzas, a rump roast, and some frozen cheeseburger sticks.   Fortunately they were only able to get into one of the freezers, and fortunately they didn’t make a worse mess.

This is what they left behind (besides the food mess).

So, who do you think our visitors were?  If you guessed bears, you are right.  Sorry, no pics.  They hung around for 30 minutes this morning, but no one let me in on the excitement until after it was over and most of it was cleaned up.  So far 5 bears have been spotted.  One a 400 lb brown, black bear, one a 300 lb black, black bear, and the others are a small mother with two little cubs.  Last night they tried to shoot them with rubber bullets when they returned to the freezer room, but missed the black, black bear.  Today they tore up the door frame to the freezer room but didn't get in, and they tore up our trash trailer and drug trash everywhere.  It has become a big problem.

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Aug. 3, 2007 - wow

Posted by Kinley

We used to camp in bear country. They tried to get into our camper one night (we were inside). Eeek!! I've seen first hand what they can do. I love and respect them for their power if nothing else. Sorry for the damage, that's not good.
Kristy

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jenn4him

Wow. Yikes! I can't imagine. Is it safe for your kids to play outside without you? Those pictures are neat, though!
Jenn

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Great Whodunit!

Posted by kympossible

Sorry about all the damage, but what great pictures!

My family camped a lot when I was little and I remember one time a bear visited our campsite at night and left awesome toothmarks in a plastic mug. I was devastated when my dad threw it away - he didn't know that I'd wanted to take it back home for ---- SHOW & TELL at school! LOL

Blessings,
Kym

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Yikes!

Posted by foxvalleyfamily

(That makes my 'squirrel in the attic' story seem like NOTHING!)
Stay safe,
Michelle

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Canadagirl

WOW what excitement you have had ! They can be pains even if they are beautiful animals. I am glad they didn't get to the other freezers. Oh, btw. I have put my post. Me being in Pacific Standard time I tend to have to make others wait. I might have to make my post on Thursday so I can post it before I go to bed. lol. (((hugs)))

God Bless my SSiC
In Him<><
-Mary

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Aug. 3, 2007 - S&T

Posted by bakerswife

Oh my! I wouldn't know what with a frenzied raccoon... much less a mama bear and cubs. Good luck. I hope they don't get hurt though.
Blessings,
Mama Karen

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Janne

Oh my!!!

We have bears around here, but I have been fortunate enough to never see any evidence of them.

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by MyChildrenAndMe

So glad no one gotten hurt. Do the bears normally go and do that to your pantry a lot? Wow, on the picture's too. We'll be praying they don't come back.

Great S&T today,

Debbie

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Good grief!

Posted by SuzyScribbles

This is a great S&T. I loved the mystery pictures. I had to go to your profile and remind myself where you lived. I didn't guess bears, but I should have. How very scary!

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by sharity

Bears, and bears and bears oh my! I don't think I could handle that kind of excitement.

Blessings!
Sharity

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Laurie

That's a lot more excitement than we have in an average week! Hope the bears can be convinced not to come poking around any more.

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Oh My!

Posted by tiredmom

What an exciting week! There are too many people around us now for bears to be a problem.

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Oh my!!

Posted by ClagettsFLStyle

I thought the Wild Turkey's we've had in our yard lately were exciting. Not compared to this!! I'll be praying for some extra hedges of protection for you all.

Thanks so much for sharing this adventure though. It was kind of exciting to read about.

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Aug. 3, 2007 - oohhhh

Posted by rjdjohn316

scary!! I don't know what I'd do if I found bear marks all over! OHHH! VERY SCARY!!


Well, I'm glad you were all ok!

Love,
Rachel

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Training Hearts

ACK! Oh my goodness...I would be so scared.

Have a good (non-bear) weekend.
~Tamara
www.TrainingHearts.com

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Aug. 3, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by withHim4ever

Bears was one thing I was always on the look out when we went camping up the mountains. Never saw one. I am thinking that you must be in some high elevation in Colorado. Wow, I just can't believe what they did to this kitchen.
Neat S&T.
Sorry I haven't been around all week, I had company from out of town. I will have to stop by and catch up with whats going on with you.
Blessings,
*K*

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Aug. 4, 2007 - Bears....

Posted by bubbebobbie

Last year when we went to Shasta our food was "suppose" to be put in my FIL PV because we were in a tent. It didn't get put in. So the Bear stole my steaks, my two pounds of Maple bacon, bit my hotdogs and left them and stole my Chocolate!

When i woke up my dear sweet sleeping husband, he informed me I was dreaming.

The paw prints on the tent and the wrapper next to it says I wasn't.

Made me think twice about eating hot dogs if the bear won't even eat them!

Sorry they made such a mess.
because of Jesus, Bobbie

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Aug. 7, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by SimpleFolk

Oh my!! I thought I was a tough farm girl, but that would send me into a panic! I'm glad that nobody was hurt. Have you seen them again?

Amy

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