11-Year Old Boy Shoots and Kills Black Bear in Teton County

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Story Published: Nov 12, 2009 at 4:32 PM MST

Story Updated: Nov 12, 2009 at 4:32 PM MST

By Steven Pope

TETON COUNTY - An 11-year-old boy has shot and killed a black bear at point blank range in Teton County.

The Teton Valley News reports that the boy was home alone with two younger sisters and was afraid the bear would make its way into the house just like the bear that Fish and Game trapped and euthanized two weeks ago.

The boy tried to get the bear to leave initially.

Fish and Game says that the family isn't in trouble, and that they would have likely put this bear down themselves.

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