MEADOW VISTA -- A Placer County, California man says he would confront a bear again after he fought one off with his fists that he says was trying to eat his Chihuahua. The bear was trying to get past a low gate on the deck to Carl Moore’s house when he heard his dog screaming in fear.
“She was terrified,” Moore said.
But Moore was not. The 73-year-old contractor raised his arms and charged the bear causing it to retreat up a ramp leading to the deck. According to several witnesses, the bear reared up and turned toward Moore, FOX 40 reports.
“Boom, I hit him good,” Moore said.
An employee who also lives at the house, John Sargent, couldn’t believe what he saw.
“He whips to the right and hit him with a right…it was crazy,” Sargent said.
Moore told FOX 40 he would do it again he would do it again.
“These dogs are my babies,” Moore said.
Fish and Wildlife said because the bear is eating his chickens that Moore could get a permit that would allow the bear to be killed. But Moore doesn’t like that idea.
“If it comes back I’ll call 911 and let the sheriff’s do it because I don’t want to shoot no animal,” Moore said.