I live in a residential area and we have a visitor who's been roaming the streets. He's trashing the bird feeders and knocking over garbage cans. Game commission has traps out but no luck. I set my camera up in the strip of woods behind my shed....
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Be careful. Once they get a taste of the easy life they can get pretty brazen. Looks like a decent sized one.
I hope you have a carry permit, don't go out in the yard without a gun...lol
Quote from: Greg Massey on June 08, 2016, 08:45:27 PM
I hope you have a carry permit, don't go out in the yard without a gun...lol
and throw him some zagnut candy bars in the traps!
Yeah buddy! I love taking my dog out in the back yard at night. He's getting brave....neighbor was working in his garden the other night and the bear sat there watching him. He had to basically chase him off.
I know they come down the trout stream every few years behind my brothers place , and like to show up when he has meat on the smoker , he grabs a baseball bat and runs them off. But never had them come right back! That's a bit spooky.
Quote from: Happy on June 08, 2016, 08:44:51 PM
Be careful. Once they get a taste of the easy life they can get pretty brazen. Looks like a decent sized one.
I know a guy that once had to chuck a couple arrows into the ground in front of an old sow to get her to leave the vanilla spray he placed near his tree stand. It was quite amusing to hear the story.
They do tend to get a bit obtuse about things once they've gotten into trash cans and easy meals. They used to frequent the dumpster at the local restaurant back home. People would go out there to watch them and take pictures. DNR would occasionally make a half hearted attempt to remove them but it was generally dealt with locally. It gave some of the local guys a good chance to train some young dogs. Other than that, it's generally not a good situation.
Find somebody to run him! They get to get there dogs in shape an after 4 or 5 chases he'll move on. Looks like a nice one!
X2 on running him. If that is possible where you live. If you can find someone to run him with a a pack of run to catch and hair pullers he will move on
Hey I finally found a suitable use for a rage broadhead.
he'll soon move on, looking for a mate. it' that time of year. pretty neat, though.
Quote from: dejake on June 09, 2016, 04:11:52 AM
he'll soon move on, looking for a mate. it' that time of year. pretty neat, though.
I'm not in any way trying to start anything here but I'm wondering if you live near a high black bear population? If so, you'll know it's not nearly as neat as everyone thinks. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching them as much as the next guy. However, when they get this close to homes and start getting into things, the cool factor drops off drastically. When they start coming into the dog runs to steal the food at night, the cool factor disappears right away.
If it was at any other time of year, or if he stayed more than a week, then yes, it could become a problem.
My family lives around a high population of bears. They are a nuisance once they get conditioned to easy street. If the bear doesnt move along soon, you need another course of action. Candy in the traps would be my vote, I prefer payday bars !
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I really hate those things. Our Game and Fish Dept began stocking them several years back...now you can't hardly run a corn feeder or feed trough without them destroying it.
Bout like the complete cluster with the Elk stocking/CWD problems that started in N Arkansas.....simply ignorant
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Quote from: wvmntnhick on June 09, 2016, 06:19:30 AM
Quote from: dejake on June 09, 2016, 04:11:52 AM
he'll soon move on, looking for a mate. it' that time of year. pretty neat, though.
I'm not in any way trying to start anything here but I'm wondering if you live near a high black bear population? If so, you'll know it's not nearly as neat as everyone thinks. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching them as much as the next guy. However, when they get this close to homes and start getting into things, the cool factor drops off drastically. When they start coming into the dog runs to steal the food at night, the cool factor disappears right away.
You are correct. They become a nuisance here every spring. I live in Central PA and we have one of the higher populations in the state. We're also seeing a mother and cub running around the neighborhood as well along with this guy who's traveling alone. One climbed up a second story porch and was looking in the sliding glass door at the house down the street. You just have to keep all your garbage and food locked up and no bird feed or humming bird nectar!
Quote from: Bearhunter247 on June 08, 2016, 09:53:58 PM
Find somebody to run him! They get to get there dogs in shape an after 4 or 5 chases he'll move on. Looks like a nice one!
Great idea.