Arkansas Boy, 5, Kills 445-Pound Black Bear
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

While most kindergartners are thrilled by an action-packed afternoon of finger-painting and clay sculpture, an Arkansas 5-year-old is shooting for something a little more dangerous.

Tre Merritt was in a stand with his grandfather when a black bear came from a thicket at the side of the road. From about 50 yards away, Tre shot the bear with his youth rifle.

The boy’s grandfather, Mike Merritt, told KATV-TV that Tre’s 10th great-grandfather was Davy Crockett, a legendary outdoorsman who killed a bear at just 3 years old, according to folklore.

Mike Merritt taught his grandson how to shoot when the boy was 2 years old and bragged to KATV-TV that he already had killed three deer.

The family plans to get a life-sized mount of the bear but is not sure where they will put it, KATV-TV reported.

I never thought about the origin of "Bull" and "Bear" in the stockmarket until I heard a radio show last weekend.
A bear attacks with a downward attack from above; the bull, an upthrust with the horns.
Sounds logical.

Thanks, I'd wondered that myself.