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Girl, 11, Takes Down 335-POUND BEAR On Hunting Trip As She Waits For HEART AND LIVER TRANSPLANT
(iWIDK By Nina Hoffman) - 11-year-old Kaitlynn Bessette, currently waiting for a heart and liver transplant, described hunting and killing a 335-pound bear as “a dream come true.”
Kaitlynn was diagnosed with tricuspid atreisa, a congenital heart disease, when she was born.
Her condition forces the pre-teen to require organ transplants to survive.
The United Sportsman Alliance, which grants make-a-wish style dreams to young children, took Kaitlynn on the hunting trip in Junction City, Wisconsin, although she assumed she’d come back empty handed.
She told WAOW, “I was thinking I was not going to see anything and I’d have to go another day.”
Instead, she spotted the black bear in her scope, took aim, and with one shot to the heart had her prize.
Her mother said the family plans to mount the bear in the family home in order to keep the memory alive.
Edith McCrotch
October 6th, 2012
Good gosh !!
335 pounds?!?!?
That’s a pretty big bear for anybody to get.
FreeMan & Sarah Voting Early & Often
October 6th, 2012
I don’t think the bear heart and liver will work, but it’s worth a shot.
Jethro
October 6th, 2012
I’m a member of PETA:
People
Eating
Tasty
Animals
I’ve eaten bear. It’s pretty good. At 335 pounds, this one may need some tenderizer.
Annie
October 6th, 2012
Thisss isss jussst ssso disssgusting.
Bad Brad
October 6th, 2012
Good for her, good for her parents. She’s a little Sarah. I hope everything works our for her. My daughter was hunting at age 10 in Cali. You can guess how that went over with some people. Even in a extremely conservative county.
MADJACK
October 6th, 2012
Awesome Kaitlynn
and congratulations.
SgtZim
October 6th, 2012
The saddest thing about the story is the comments from the pinheads at the site (IWIDK). More sympathy for the 335 pound killer varmint than the young lady. Ya, lets not hunt or control any of “our” planets animals and see how long it takes for a bear, wolf, lion…. to eat your stupid faces off.
bitterclinger
October 6th, 2012
There are some amazing young ‘uns coming up in our great land. My hairdresser’s kid (10!) shot the biggest black bear smong those in his hunting party that went to Maine early last month.
He got a $100 bonus from the hotel for bagging the biggest bear. His mom says he is a phenomenal shot.
super toe
October 6th, 2012
That is one photogenic bear !
Bri
October 6th, 2012
God Bless you for posting stories about the forgotten people.
Chuck U Farley
October 6th, 2012
God bless you, young lady. If this helps to ease the pain & suffering that you have endured in your short life, and the pain & suffering to come, then I say ‘Wonderful’.
I, myself gave up hunting about 25 years ago. Didn’t see the point in it for myself (other than ridding the land of future vehicle crashes & insurance claims).
I have no moral qualms over others that wish to hunt. If the shoe was on the other foot and civilization collapsed (always a possibility), the animals would have no moral qualms over hunting us. And they do, regardless.
Bad Brad
October 6th, 2012
I got one thing to add, hunting or fishing with your kid, especially hunting, are time neither one of you will ever forget. My kids, 2 boy and my daughter always bring up those memories. It’s what important. Boys suffer some during those conversation because Katie was always by far he better shot.
jmikehay
October 6th, 2012
disgusting
Edith McCrotch
October 6th, 2012
That bear musta been gorging itself on whoopie pies all summer just to get ready for a nice winters slumber…just one more pie and BAM!!!
Bad Brad
October 6th, 2012
Friends of the bears in Tahoe have been helping grow em big. Can you imagine. Got my tag.
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20091124/NEWS/911249996
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finai
October 6th, 2012
This will drive the bear huggers to howl.
Now killing the Alaskan bear that ate Richard White in order to examine it’s stomach contents was a waste of bear.
Robert Fine
October 7th, 2012
We can only hope she runs for President one day.
pissedpatriot30
October 7th, 2012
Little WHITE chick killing a BLACK bear… she’s a racist (and a good shot… she’ll need to be the way this country is gong….)
LadyGun12
October 7th, 2012
Good for her! I didn’t start hunting until I was in my 40s.
Jorel Lives!
October 7th, 2012
LOL!!!!
Leave it to FreeMan to come up with that one!
Damn Lawyers
October 7th, 2012
I know that made her feel great. Bear is the best trophy in my opinion. King of the wilderness.
I wish the little lady well.
Stranded in Sonoma
October 7th, 2012
That’s because the true Make-A-Wish foundation doesn’t grant hunting wishes. A boy (about the same age as Kaitlynn) was diagnosed with cancer and Make-A-Wish was more than happy to grant him his wish. Until they found out he wanted to go bear hunting. They were aghast that he didn’t want to meet Bill Clinton or canvass for the democrats. So they denied it.
You have to look outside of Make-A-Wish to get a real wish.
Aunt Liz
October 7th, 2012
That little girls already sounds like she’s got the heart of a lion. God bless her and keep her!!
Aunt Liz
October 7th, 2012
Aagh! Can’t type this early in the morning. Meant to say “That little girl…” NOT plural.
Need more coffee.
HooHooNayNay
October 7th, 2012
SgtZim- the reason the commenters were so harsh is because a little 11 year old girl has bigger balls than they do. Can’t grow big cajones drinking wheat grass tofu shakes.
Ricky
October 7th, 2012
I just did a double take..
Is it me or is the bear’s tongue sticking out of it’s mouth in the photo?
Corona
October 7th, 2012
Good for her! Now she needs to take out some Section 8s and EBTers.
LaBonBon
October 7th, 2012
Horrible!!!!! And disgusting. What the hell does anyone do with a bear? It’s not like you eat it. Just a terrible waste of a beautiful animal’s life.
mickey_moussaoui
October 7th, 2012
Labonbon,
Actually black bear is very tasty. But, like any wild game you have to know how to prepare it.
A 335 black bear is a respectable kill for any beginning hunter. Good for her.
BTW, we havs a DNR and they manage they wildlife and determine how many can be harvested.
grayjohn
October 10th, 2012
Hurray for the girl, to hell with the bear.