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Originally Posted by Smalls
I'm not saying you shouldn't be able to defend yourself. The point I'm making is be smart, don't put yourself in a bad situation. The bears are protected by law, and I don't recall an exception for self defense.
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The ESA has an exception for self-defense, but overzealous prosecutors are often eager to make examples out of people who shoot bears. In the case below, prosecutors moved forward with charges because the shooter could not sufficiently prove how close the grizzlies were to the six children in his yard.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews...fense-shooting
Here's another case that was eventually dismissed as self-defense, but not before an overzealous prosecution cost six figures and many years:
http://www.legalreform-now.org/menu4_1.htm