Cedar County, Missouri · 2007-04-15 · from the BFRO archive
I was driving home from Springfield, Mo to Eldorado Springs, Mo one evening about a month ago. I noticed something in the road ahead of me on 32 HWY and at first I thought it was a bear. I have only seen one bear in my life but I thought it had been hit in the road. When I got closer I realized it was moving near the side of the road, eating out of a trash bag in the ditch. I honked my horn as I approached and thats when it stood up to run away. It wasn't that big maybe 4 or 5 feet tall but it stood on its hind legs and ran off into the field. I stopped and backed my van up to see if I could see into the field with my head lights but didnt see anything. I waited a while until a car came up behind me but never saw it again. It was dark haired like a bear and I really didnt see its face. I havent told anyone this story for fear of getting laughed at. I know what I saw was no bear. We had a bear kill one of our goats about 6 months ago. I saw that one about 10 feet from me, so I know what they look like.
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