Thursday - June 24, 2010
When Animals Commit B&E
A Hewitt family that has become all too familiar with bear sightings outside their home in the Lakeside community that overlooks Greenwood Lake said they had an unexpected visitor inside their home early Wednesday morning.
Kristine Flynn told the West Milford Police department that she heard loud noises in their mud room after arriving home at around midnight. Kristine and her husband, Patrick, came upon a bear that had entered their home after tearing through the door and breaking five windows, shattering the glass beyond repair. Amid the chaos, their screams scared the bear out of the house.
“He growled at my husband,” said Flynn. “I would not be surprised if the bear was injured by the glass.”
“We have two children, and there are a lot of children in our neighborhood. When a bear crosses the line—such as invading homes—we react in fear for their safety.”
According to the NJDEP website, since the 1980s the Garden State’s black bear population has been increasing and expanding its range from the forested areas of northwestern New Jersey. Within the most densely populated state in the nation, black bears are thriving and there are now confirmed bear sightings throughout all of New Jersey’s counties.
“One of the best ways to discourage nuisance bears is by storing garbage properly,” said Captain Michael Coscia of the West Milford Police department. “Bears have a strong sense of smell, but if you cut off their food source it may deter the animal.”
Right. Keep your yard clean and use those armored garbage cans. But what happens when the bear decides that the smell he likes best is the fried chicken you made for dinner? Locks or no locks, he comes right through the door. So get a metal door? What makes you think that the walls of your house - 1/8” vinyl siding, 1/2” think polyfoam, 2x4 pine walls, and a 1/2” of drywall with 2 coats of paint are going to be a barrier?
Do you think the state is going to pay to retrofit every house in the outer ‘burbs steel reinforced 6” thick concrete walls? Um, not going to happen!
I’d suggest getting a gun. A short one that shoots really big bullets, like a 12 gauge magnum slug gun, or Marlin’s 1895 Guide Gun. I never thought selecting a firearm for home defense in New Jersey would have to be based on large animal control, but there it is.
Posted by Drew458
on 06/24/2010 at 03:29 PM
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