According to info I got from the DOW today, it looks like someone shot & killed a nice sized bear in Trinidad. Too bad that it appears that it was done illegally.

Quote Originally Posted by DOW Insider
$1,000 REWARD IN TRINIDAD BEAR SHOOTING

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has offered a $1,000 reward for information about a recent bear shooting in Trinidad. DOW officers want information about a 425-pound bear found dead in a yard between Colorado and Kansas Avenues Monday night.

Anyone with knowledge of the shooting should call the "Operation Game Thief" hot line at 1-877-265-6648 or local DOW officer Bob Holder at (719) 680-1410. According to Holder, a resident said a large bear was sleeping in their yard. When Holder arrived on the scene, he discovered the bear had been shot.

"There are some circumstances when it is legal to shoot a bear, it is not legal to kill a bear just because it wanders through your property or gets into your trash," said Holder.