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Jul 1, 2009 10:33 am US/Central

Wis. Woman Knocked Down By Bear Outside Home

(AP) State wildlife officials are going on a bear hunt.
  
The Department of Natural Resources is looking for a 125-pound bear that knocked a woman down outside her home near Siren on Sunday evening. The woman suffered minor injuries.
  
DNR officials say the bear had entered the home a few nights earlier, leaving through a porch door and causing damage. DNR Northern Region Wildlife Supervisor Mike Zeckmeister says the bear has grown accustomed to raiding bird feeders and garbage cans.
  
Federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service trappers are placing traps in the area. The DNR plans to euthanize the bear since it appears unafraid of humans.

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At the end of June, a 300-pound black bear made its way into a park picnic area in La Crosse before being shot and killed by authorities.

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