“When you do trap the right one and take it out,” Kurtis says, “you notice a slight decrease in break-ins in the area. For a short period of time. And eventually another bear comes in and takes over. So.” “It’s a temporary solution,” says Breck. “You’re just mowing the grass.” That wasn’t exactly what I was asking about. I was more asking about the “taking out.” I’m going to have to be more direct. “And it can’t be fun to have to put down a bear.” All these euphemisms.‡ Taking out. Putting down. Are we killing an animal or unloading a truck? “No, it’s not,” Kurtis says flatly. “Last week I had
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