Park Ranger Jacques Turcotte shot the young female brown bear on Saturday evening near the boat ramp at Chilkoot State Park.
“We can attribute a few incidents to this bear,” Turcotte said. “One being trampling an unattended tent, tearing up a couple campsites, going through totes, pushing a boat off a trailer, getting up on a picnic table, and stealing people’s dinner.”
Southeast Park Superintendent Preston Kroes was alongside the new ranger. He said the…
