Arkansas Boy, 5, Kills 445-Pound Black Bear
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
While most kindergartners are thrilled by an action-packed afternoon of finger-painting and clay sculpture, an Arkansas 5-year-old is shooting for something a little more dangerous.
Tre Merritt was in a stand with his grandfather when a black bear came from a thicket at the side of the road. From about 50 yards away, Tre shot the bear with his youth rifle.
The boy’s grandfather, Mike Merritt, told KATV-TV that Tre’s 10th great-grandfather was Davy Crockett, a legendary outdoorsman who killed a bear at just 3 years old, according to folklore.
Mike Merritt taught his grandson how to shoot when the boy was 2 years old and bragged to KATV-TV that he already had killed three deer.
The family plans to get a life-sized mount of the bear but is not sure where they will put it, KATV-TV reported.
The Bear is Dead.
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TTHQ Staff
, Dec 12 2007 03:06 PM
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Posted 12 December 2007 - 03:06 PM
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Posted 13 December 2007 - 12:10 AM
I never thought about the origin of "Bull" and "Bear" in the stockmarket until I heard a radio show last weekend.
A bear attacks with a downward attack from above; the bull, an upthrust with the horns.
Sounds logical.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 13 December 2007 - 12:13 AM.
"Nature's Failure to Function in a 'Predictable Way'... 500 years ago?"
BIGGEST SCIENCE SCANDAL EVER...Official records systematically 'adjusted'.
BIGGEST SCIENCE SCANDAL EVER...Official records systematically 'adjusted'.
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Posted 13 December 2007 - 07:47 PM
I never thought about the origin of "Bull" and "Bear" in the stockmarket until I heard a radio show last weekend.
A bear attacks with a downward attack from above; the bull, an upthrust with the horns.
Sounds logical.
Thanks, I'd wondered that myself.