Animal planet will be playing a series of shows about Alaskan bear man, Charlie Vandergaw starting April 17. I can say with full knowledge that Charlie is more than just a little eccentric, but he's harmless and a friend of the family. My big sis has taught school with him and been a personal friend of Charlie and his family for many years. Right now he's in litigation with the state of Alaska because he feeds bears on his very remote and isolated property. See, here in Alaska, it's okay to feed the bears...if you intend to kill them. Some of us don't agree with that any more than we agree with shooting wolves from airplanes and gassing their pups in their dens so that our state can be one big moose farm for the hunters. I hope you'll tune in and watch and comment favorably on the website about the show.
http://animal.discovery.com/tv/stranger-among-bears/about/about.html

I will admit bears scare the bejeezus out of me, but I appreciate their function and don't want to see them hunted into extinction. (I'd just like them to stay out of my yard!)

The DH has accepted the job of lawn mowing/maintenance here at our apartment complex to get our rent lowered and he took on an assistant to help him since the job is so big. :o)


That little square chunk on the top left is our balcony. Yes, they are honking big critters! Like the size of a horse. A big horse.
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