A major landowner (Merwin Horn) on Wolfeboro Neck informed me he'd never seen a bear here even before WWII.
Recently, a neighbor texted me, "You've a big bear in your back yard."
I took a quick snapshot, and retreated to the house. I figured even if he broke in through the front (lakeside) door, I could crawl out the bedroom window and make the short run to my truck.
I then got a second text saying, "Make that, TWO big bears."