A North San Juan man accused of killing a mother bear said he shot the sow because he was in fear for his life and took its two cubs to a gas station to give away because he wanted to find them a good home. Christopher Puett has been charged with unlawful possession of a restricted animal, harassing an animal, unlawful taking of a bear and the taking of a female bear with cubs; his trial got under way in Nevada County Superior Court Tuesday morning. Puett’s public defender, Peter Barruso, told the jury his client was known as “Cat …