Rampaging Penryn bears appear to have moved on
A Penryn family – and its chickens – are resting easier five days after bears rampaged through their poultry coop. Floyd and Suzanna Giaccani were victimized Thursday night after a female adult bruin and two cubs killed three of their chickens. The bears were treed and Floyd Giaccani said he believes he may have hit at least one when he shot in the dimming light with a 9 mm pistol. The bears came down from the trees and departed later that night. Floyd Giaccani said Tuesday that the bears have not returned. The Giaccani’s rural neighborhood is located off Rock Springs Road near the boundary with Loomis. A neighbor said she and her husband also had a visit at their house six days earlier. Marlene Slover, a 40-year-Penryn resident, said she wasn’t alarmed when they came upon the bear sitting 10 feet from their door. Only a screen separated the bear and a cub that was with her from a freshly baked apple cake. “She put her nose in the air and was smelling the apple cake – she wasn’t fearful,” Slover said. “But it wasn’t aggressive.” The two bears were soon joined by another cub and, seeing humans, they walked down Secret Ravine Creek and away from the house. Slover said that was the last appearance for the bears on her property. Three bears were also spotted in Granite Bay earlier last week. The number to call to report bears to Fish & Game in the region is 916-358-2900. The department advises that if you get a recording to phone back because there is only one line. In an emergency situation, call 9-1-1. – Gus Thomson
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Three missing chickens and a pie sniff equals a rampage? Move here from the bay?
Victimized??
Fire a warning shot or two into the ground, you fool. Now there's a wounded bear on the loose. You don't HAVE to play the hero. Just scare them off and let's all live another day.
A friend of my wife saw them on King read a couple of days after the Granite Bay incident. They are here and use the ravines to move around, there will be other sightings and bears will do what bears do. Just don't get between mama and the cubs, then you are in real danger.
Floyd Giaccani : How do I put this delicately.... oh, you're an idiot.
I'm pretty sure the cost of a few bullets is well more than the cost of buying three chickens. BirchBricker - that was too delicate!
Ahh, the American Wild West. Shoot anything that moves. If only wildlife had the "home is your castle" law on THEIR side. Okay to shoot an intruder in your home because it is a ssumed you are in fear for your life or safety.
Fuhrsg: i second that! Isn't it funny how you can tell how if someone is a a true local or a transplant. The transplants never seem to take. LOL
We'll i hope this moron with his 9mm keeps it locked up. The coyotes around here will do more damage to livestock than the bears. The coyotes would have left them 0 chickens & one heck of a mess to clean up.
Leave the bears alone after all we are invading them not the other way around, true locals understand that.
PS Chickens are cheap!