Yesterday evening proved quite interesting. Both bears that left treasures on our lawn yesterday showed up under our honeycrisp apple. First at 9PM while watching "We were Soldiers, We were Young" I went out on the deck during the ad and spotlighted the tree and there was a huge boar bear easily 400#. The light froze him and I yelled but he couldn't care less so I grabbed my 357 MAX carbine and put a shot behind him very close. Off he went. 15 minutes later during the next ad, I took the spotlight again and there was the second bear, smaller but still around 200#. Off he went without the warning shot this time. In both cases they presented easy broadside shots in full view but chasing a shot bear at night into the thick woods may not be a good idea.
Both our apple trees are safe for the moment.
I think I will switch rifles for that big guy.