Man shoots grizzly bear dead in kitchen after family dog saves the day - TomoNews

KIMBERLEY, CANADA — The Traverse family has a new hero after their little dog Sid saved the family from becoming a midnight snack for a hungry grizzly bear. The Traverse family was sleeping on Sunday night when Sid started barking like crazy around 4:30 a.m. “The dog just started going crazy, and so my wife Niki got up to investigate,” said Mark Traverse. “She started screaming and ran right back to the bedroom. She said ‘we’ve got a bear in the house.’” Apparently the adult male grizzly broke into the house through an open kitchen window. His 13-year-old son was also asleep in the house, so Traverse had to act quickly so he loaded his rifle, which he keeps in the bedroom. “I got up and got the key, and loaded the gun, and then I went out to see what was happening.”“I flicked the light on and the bear walked out right in front of me and I thought ‘holy cow, it’s a grizzly.” Traverse said. The bear was looking in the cupboard for food, but moved towards Traverse when it saw him. “I shot at it, and it took another step towards me, so I shot it again and it hit the floor - and so I shot it one more time, and then it stopped moving.” They called the local provincial wildlife office, and a conservation officer went to the house to collect the bear and investigate the incident. The initial assessment was that the bear was not healthy. It was fairly skinny and didn’t have a good hide. As for Sid, he’s getting a special dinner. “He’ll definitely be eating with the family tonight,” Traverse said.