Bear wanders into John Day, gets tranquilized and relocated
By Logan Bagett on Thursday, October 13th, 2022 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Featured Stories
JOHN DAY – Reports came into Grant County Emergency Management yesterday afternoon of a small bear running at large in John Day. At around 4:21 p.m. a call came in from near the Budget 8 Motel. Pictures began surfacing on social media yesterday of a young black bear on a local rooftop. Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley gave us an update this morning:
“…we had the cub down by “Bear Bones” [Bare Bones Bar and Bowling] yesterday, and that was quite an event. It was running through the trailer court and stuff, and got a lot of people stirred up. They did successfully dart it last night and got it captured, and they’ll relocate it.”
No incidents or injuries to people or pets were reported regarding the animal. Remember to report sightings like this into emergency dispatch immediately.
(Bear photo from Sheriff McKinley)
