We came across this article from the MN Bring Me The News. Some stuff just can’t be made up and this is one of those stories. Enjoy it.
The main motivation for the theft was snacks, rather than weaponry.
A bear ran off into the woods with a northern Minnesota camper's handgun last week…
Blayne hails from Canton, Ohio. He was raised in Morgan, UT. He graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY, and then served 8 years as a US Army Officer. Following his military service, he received an M.B.A. and an M.A. in International Relations from Brigham Young University. Blayne is a co-owner of Williams and Hall Outfitters. He is an Eagle Scout with extensive scouting experience. He attended the 1969 National Scout Jamboree, is a Wood Badge graduate, and has received such awards as the Scouter’s Key and Scouter Training Award. He is a 6-time Scoutmaster and 3 time Explorer Post Advisor.
Blayne is also an E.M.T., and actively pursues mountain climbing, scuba diving and cross-country bicycling along with wilderness paddling as hobbies. He also takes the lead in guiding our international trips in Europe and Central America. Blayne and his wife, Charlene, reside full-time on the shores of Moose Lake at our lodge.
