When bears bear arms

The beast broke into a remote cabin deep in Irkutsk region and stole the weapons from a hapless hunter. Pictured: A bear in the area 



The 57-year-old hunter who owned the cabin had gone to a local river for water when the animal broke in. Above is a Vepr carbine, one of the weapons taken by the bear 


Police in Russia have reported that a brown bear is on the loose in Siberia armed with two guns. 

Surprisingly, the animal broke into a remote cabin deep in Irkutsk region and carted away the weapons from a doomed hunter.

The 57-year-old man had gone to a local river for water when the bear broke in.

The bemused hunter spotted the bear on his return rampaging inside the cabin.  Wisely, he decided to hide in the forest until the predator left, carrying his bag along with a Vepr carbine and IZH shotgun.

Said the Police, 'He was hunting miles away from the nearest village and decided to stay at a forest cabin,' said a statement from police in Irkutsk region.

'He left his belongings in the cabin and went to get some water.

'On his return, he heard some suspicious sounds and spotted a bear.

'To avoid an encounter with the animal, the hunter scurried off into the woods where he hid for several hours.'

When he returned to the remote cabin, his bag and two guns were missing.

Crime scene pictures show the bear left its tooth marks on a bucket

The man hunted in the vicinity for several days seeking to find the guns, but the bear had taken them away.