Bshoutz, thanks for the post. I was out at the scene, as well, and took the photo you see on the site now. It was a rare event, indeed. We received a call late Wednesday about the bear being in a tree near Forest City, and I decided to go out to take a look. On my way, though, I had to stop to pick up my children from daycare. I was sure the bear, if it really existed at all, would be gone by the time we got there. But it wasn't. It was fun to take some photos, and my kids thought it was pretty exciting too. Again, thanks for the post.

Nice bear! It is probably the one that passed through Litchfield awhile ago. There were bears all around Forest City in the past. My Great Uncle, Bing Schultz, told me about killing one with a hatchet when it had him in a bear hug. Mighty men lived around Forest City before the turn of the century. Now we should just leave it alone.