elwin lopez reports. >> reporter: tucked away within the los padres national forest, the community ofluff, california, has always been surrounded by wildlife. >> this one doesn't even care that i'm here. >> reporter: now it's turned into what some here are calling an invasion. black bears now out of the woods and crawling on the patios, somehow opening car doors. >> holy -- >> reporter: even breaking into homes. >> get! get! >> reporter: this one chased away by a non-lethal gun. how would you describe the bear situation here? >> honestly, it's out of control. >> bear in the house! >> reporter: ian woke up shocked as he spotted a bear opening his fridge. >> i asked who was in the kitchen, and the bear replied with a lengthy sturdy growl. i just hit that stun gun, and that electrified sound made the bear jump straight back out the wound he came in. >> reporter: since last july, there have been over 560 bear-related incidents, already far higher than the 319 from the year before. >> we're going on bear patrol? >> we're going on bear patrol. >> reporter: sam patrols the town nightly looki