We wanna see the bears. And depending where you are camping, you are 95% guaranteed to see a bear or two come lumbering along, scavenging thru the trash for any kind of tasty morsel. Of course, the bears don't just limit their smorgasbord to garbage dumps...they scour neighborhood yards...
JOE PALCA
The Maine black bear is the smallest of the three species of bears that inhabit North America. It is the only bear living in the eastern United States. Here in the 207, black bears are found nearly statewide, but are most common in northern and eastern Maine. Although most black bears ar...
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through the holes that let in our small birds. They empty the feeders in minutes. We have lots of squirrel feeders and enjoy them as much as the birds, but at present I only have one feeder for the birds, because I can’t seem to find a solution in keeping out the red squirrels. ...
1. Bears love bird feeders and seeds even if they are unable to reach them, they are still attracted to them. Canva 2. Garbage and garbage pails or bins are also an attraction to bears. You are encouraged to seal cans and keep them inside a garage or shed if you are able to. This...
Cougars, less fearful than bears and a bit more dangerous, but seldom predate on humans. I would prefer to see either out in the mountains than in a city... a city wild animal is less fearful or he would not be there. Walking out of the woods in the dark after an evening hunt, ...
but in the fall, they need an average of 20,000 to store as fat over the winter. Bears in the Tahoe Basin tend to consume more than they need by eating unhealthy human foods, as well as staying more active over the winter months to try and take advantage of unsecured garbage and food...
on our homes and garbage for the calorie-dense food they crave. As this dependency increases, so does property damage, which leads to unnecessary trapping and killing of bears. By bear proofing cabins, we hope to have a positive impact on the community as well as our local bear population....
So how can you actually keep bears out of your camp? For starters, make sure there’s nothing to attract them to it: Store food and scented garbage safely and do your cooking at least 50 to 100 meters away from your camp.Applying bear spray to your tentwon’t keep curious ursines awa...