“My mother came downstairs and said there was a bear in the yard,” Bichlbauer said, “[so] I went and looked out the window. He was sitting in a position where you could actually see him and then he moved behind the foliage.
“I texted people and said ‘there’s a bear in my backyard’ and they kept saying ‘LOL. Sure there is!'”
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The bear eventually made its way up a tree and stayed there for close to two hours before conservation officers were able to tranquilize the lost animal with a jab pole. The pole had a syringe connected to it, which put the bear to sleep.