Summary II - Out of Range

As Joe starts his new assignment in a new county, first he must help his supervisor take care of a 450-pound grizzly bear that was named bear 304.  They got the bear into a trap, but what happens next is something that I would not want to encounter.  They shot the bear with a tranquilizer gun and waited ten minutes.  Neither one of them could tell if the bear was a sleep or not.  The bear's eyes were still reflecting the light and was still drooling.  Both Joe and his supervisor got out of the truck and went up to the bear trap.  They shone their flashlight on the bear and not only did the bear blink, but also turned his head away from the light, but it's when they realize that the lock on the gate didn't work that they were in some serious trouble.  The bear roared and charged through the gate with such force that gate blew open.  Now mind you Joe was on his way to a new job that he was to start the next day.  They spent the next three days driving around trying to find the bear.  Just when they thought their luck was over with, the receiver on the bear's collar chirped.  The bear came back.  They went out in search for the animal, but what Joe does being a game warden even surprises me.  He is standing ten feet away from the grizzly, staring him in the eyes.  He raises his shotgun, but Joe can't pull the trigger?  I could just imagine what that felt like and hopefully I won't have to ever find that out. 

Well the bear does get taken down, but by his supervisor.  Joe continues on his way to his new assignment and the new office is not happy that he is late.  Joe pretty much hits the ground running.  Not able to talk to his wife, who needlessly is not happy right now that he has not checked in yet.  Joe gets to his new office, which belongs to the old game warden who took his life and just can't put two and two together on what is wrong with the office, but sits down anyway to kind of figure out where Will left off.  He gets a phone call from the receptionist saying that there are some people setting up camp in the middle of an elk refuge.  As Joe approaches the camp it seems that these people are no strangers to the area.  The previous game warden has arrested them a time ro two for their antics.  They of course are animal rights activists who don't feel the need for hunters.  Knowing that they are out numbered with all the hunters, Joe offers to take them down to their car as the camping gear they had was not suitable for overnight camping.  I'm thinking they were actually hoping to get arrested for publicity on their part.