Bear Alert

My plumber-friend  Don lives less than a mile from our place at the  lake and he reports that THIS guy came right up to their house to raid the bird feeders Thursday night,  He and his wife must be a lot braver than I am because when he told me they went outside and made loud noises to get the bird feeders away from him I couldn’t believe it. The bear got mad, which he says you can tell because they're known to make these weird clicking sounds. Plus he pawed the ground and growled. But they did actually grab the feeders and hustle back inside, which really ticked him off.  He walked to the shed, tore off its door with his five-inch claws and destroyed two bags of trash.At that point Don’s wife ran around slamming the windows shut. For his part, the bear finished eating everything he could find, loped to driveway's edge, pooped hugely and skulked away.Don did call the State and they’re sending someone. I hope he’ll also call the Meredith Police and have them come and park right alongside their property for a while but I couldn’t tell if he would want that from what he said.But if HE won’t take the stake-out I will,  starting tonight. Click on the following for some footage of an angry young bear caught in another guys tree. The sound he makes is absolutely terrifying. Give it a listen- and if you have some advice for us, for Heaven's sake weigh in! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2vPceh7X48]