5-year-old kills 445 pound bear

A 5-year-old Arkansas County boy killed a black bear Sunday weighing more than 400 pounds.

Tre Merritt, a descendant of Davy Crockett, was hunting with his grandfather Mike Merritt when a black bear happened upon their stand.

\”His 10th great-grandfather was Davy Crockett,\” Mike Merritt said. \”And Davy supposedly killed him a bear when he was three. And Tre is five and really killed a bear. I really doubt if Davy killed one when he was three.\”

Mike Merritt was in the stand at the time but said Tre did it all by himself.