Police have become comfortable using tasers for everything from routine traffic stops to spicing up their chili. It’s no surprise that now they’re using them on wildlife. An Anchorage police officer spotted a black bear that had been foraging for food among humans. The animal was on his porch, so he opened the window and blasted it in the shoulder with a taser.

“I thought, ‘Here is a wonderful opportunity to give this a test,’ ” Parker said. He fired out the window and hit the bear in the shoulder from about 15 feet, he said.

“The bear promptly went inverted, with feet in the air, growling and crying at the same time, flailing with his feet,” Parker said. “He actually rolled off the porch.”

While perhaps a bit shocking, this might not be a bad idea in the backcountry. Now we just need someone to test it on a 1500lb, charging Alaskan coastal brown bear. Any volunteers?

via Outdoor Pressroom

Tags: alaska, bear attack, taser

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