A young and furry video star

We have bear video from Sparta this summer. You can view it at www.me3tv.com. The bear was a “teenager” looking for its own range. A garage door was accidentally left open and the bear found our garbage can quickly. A neighbor called to tell us a bear was in our driveway. I grabbed a video camera and took the footage. I mildly encouraged the bear to leave until I had some footage. Then I became forceful and he left. It was too old to have a mother around and too young to have good respect for humans — especially with the enticing odor of food nearby. It was better to encourage the bear on its way as soon as possible to avoid it gaining a tolerance for people. We have too many snack-sized kids in the area for bears that have no fear of people. The video of this bear and more are on ME3TV.org and channel 973. It is hosted at Youtube.com. Vic Campbell Sparta, N.J.