Hi_Gun_Crazy_Jr. Welcome to ArmsLocker! You did the right thing. You brought a flashlight with you to identify the potential target. I'm not sure that I would carry a shotgun with me, though. (Those things can make such a mess of the house!) A couple of years ago, I walked out on my patio at night to empty the kitchen garbage and looked to my left, straight, into the face of a huge (350# + ) black bear! Let me tell you my heart stopped! My guns were inside, unloaded and on the shelf; and, for a few moments, I felt like dinner. What I remember, most, about this bear is the, 'benign look' on it's face. When we made eye contact I realized that, 'She?' wasn't going to hurt me. She hung around the property for months; and I did my best to keep the Pit Bulls away from her. That Fall the game wardens were called to a neighbor's house to tranquilize a large bear that had to be removed from their KITCHEN!
