WITH DROUGHT CONDITIONS WORSENING ACROSS NEW MEXICO, BEARS ARE OUT AND ABOUT LOOKING FOR FOOD. THAT WAS EVIDENT THURSDAY MORNING IN RIO RANCHO WHEN STATE GAME AND FISH OFFICERS CAUGHT A THREE YEAR OLD MALE BEAR, WEIGHING ABOUT 200 POUNDS. HE SAYS THEY GOT A CALL AROUND 7:00 AM FROM A HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE BEAR WAS CAPTURED BY 10:00 AM.
DAN WILLIAMS WITH THE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE BEAR WILL BE RELOCATED AND RELEASED. HE SAYS IT COULD BE A BUSY SEASON FOR BEARS AS THEY COME INTO POPULATED AREAS SEARCHING FOR FOOD SOURCES.
