You betcha! And in several other places as well.
Civilization encroaching on the wilderness, and those in the wilderness needing alternatives when nature throws it a curve, all contribute to bears wandering into spots they’re not really welcome. Like homes. Like cars. Like lots of places. It seems this has become a particular problem in Nevada.
Today's WSJ carries an A-Head piece on Bubba the Bear, a particularly large and nettlesome creature who is apparently creating a fair amount of havoc in the Lake Tahoe region of Nevada. It seems when someone is big, threatening, horny or hungry, and has a heartbeat, they are nicknamed Bubba.
Since 2007 Bubba has apparently proved to be elusive, and perhaps bullet-proof. He has broken into homes, cars, and churches. He has consumed 20 jars of peanut butter (smooth, or chunky not divulged) from a Presbyterian church that was going to hand the jars out to the needy last Thanksgiving.
A homeowner claims to have plugged him between the eyes with a Magnum .44 (the most powerful handgun in the world) only to have the shots bounce off him. In this regard Bubba resembles Superman. No one has yet found the Kryptonite, either.
Bubba has his own Lt. Gerard, who has been trying to get Bubba, as he says,"to go out of the population." This is the college educated way of saying Bubba needs to be whacked.
So far it hasn't happened. Bubba apparently has his own M.O. and leaves basketball-size bonbons behind, no doubt caused by a penchant for donated peanut butter.
Which of course brings us to the Academy Awards show of years ago when Jack Palance on receiving an Oscar for the Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie 'City Slickers,' told his co-star and show host, Billy Crystal, that he, Jack, ****s bigger than he is.
Jack is no longer with us. But Bubba is.
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