Chadd Wright

He's just frozen because he's never been coon hunting before.

He's got the gun.

He's just frozen.

And about the time that bear hit the ground, I snapped the leash off of that dog because the dog was my only chance to run this bear out of our vicinity.

And those these cur dogs are real gritty.

They won't back up.

I mean, they won't back up from nothing.

They're like a game cock, man.

And that dog tore out after that bear ran him out.

I looked over at that boy.

I said, you've got the gun.

You just stood there and didn't.

He said, well, I thought that happens all the time.

But that's how many bears was in this area, man.

So I'd be out there whitetail hunting.

You know, and a big old 500-pound boar bear would come up.

You know, I've had them climb the tree that I was sitting in, the tree stand.

But, you know, if a big one came by, it's hard not to shoot a big trophy bear, especially with a bow.

So I've killed two, but when we killed them bear –

There was a lot of poor, real poor people that lived around in there.