Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Bear ransacks Deer Creek home

Sheriff says bear sightings becoming more frequent

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By TERRY SMITH
Express Staff Writer

As fall approaches, bear sightings are becoming more frequent in populated areas of Blaine County. This bear was photographed in 2010 at the Hailey Cemetery. Express file photo

A black bear broke through a screen door at a home north of Hailey last week, ransacked the place and caused about $1,000 in damage.

“It’s that time of year when the bears start coming around—they’re fattening up for winter,” said Blaine County Sheriff Gene Ramsey, whose agency investigated the intrusion. “There’s a reason he went in—his nose told him something.”

Sheriff’s investigators were called to the home on Deer Creek Lane at about 4:30 p.m. last Thursday, Aug. 16. The animal was gone when they arrived, but the damage was apparent and the intruder was identified as a bear by the claw marks on the screen door and by some scat that was left behind.

Ramsey said the residents weren’t home when the bear broke in, but returned to find the mess and called the Sheriff’s Office.

“They had left for a few hours and returned and found their home had been ransacked,” the sheriff said. “There were many things broken and scattered throughout the residence.”

Ramsey said there have been no other reports of bear problems in the Deer Creek area.

“He’s not a rogue bear yet, but Fish and Game did set up a trap,” Ramsey said.

As fall approaches, Ramsey said there have been increased bear sightings in populated areas of the county. He advised residents to rely on more than just a screen door to keep the animals out of their homes.

Terry Smith: tsmith@mtexpress.com

 

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