Bear killing bunnies !! Can we shoot it ?

[TCollier]

If it knows where a food source is it will keep coming back. Better to take care of the situation now rather than later when more damage and loss has happened.

 

[Sunny the Hippie Chick]

Check to see if it is bear hunting season. Then go buy a tag. Then it would be totally legal. If its not bear hunting season, try to keep it away until then. Then when the next season comes around. It would be legal to kill it.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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Yes I could !!

Hummmm, is this one of those bears that only comes out a night?

I was thinking the same thing....

What a dilemna.....bear....electric fence...I'll take the fence and a shot gun! The fence will not kill your baby,,,,the bear will!

I should say the fence will likely not kill, an improperly installed fence can kill children, and it the grounding conditions are just right, it can kill children.
Turn the fence off when you are in the yard with your child....with a big gun!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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UGH - That's so -

 

[hinkjc]

Bring your bunnies inside if at all possible. The bear will move on once the food source is gone for a few days. Electric fencing is the only good deterant for bears, aside from eliminating the food.

 

[rrgrassi]

If you are going to shoot it, a 12 guage slug will do the trick, provided you get a good head or chest shot. Wild hogs are the same way, you better shoot to kill.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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X2 - Bring all the bunnies inside!

 

[chickenGRAFFITI]

what about shooting it with salt or rubber bullets? ... something to permanently scare it away.

 

[mangled]

The bear will come back, even after there's nothing left to eat. We lost a chicken coop and almost all of our flock to a bear in one night. He was back the next night, and the next three more nights. This was after we cleaned the area, burned the carcasses he left, and raked up all the feed. The next night, my husband was off work and layed out for him. He got one shot off at him with the 30.06. He's not been back since, and we haven't seen him on the game cams.

Pennsylvania game commission promised us a bear trap. They haven't brought a thing up, and last time I called to ask about the trap, the reply was ma'am, they're just chickens. Yeah, they're just chickens, but what about my KIDS?

Get a shot off on him. Don't say a word to anyone. My husband fired a warning shot, a very well aimed, directed warning shot. I can't say for sure if it went off and died, but it hasn't been back.

The game commission aren't much help around here. Hopefully you have better luck.

Blessings-
Em

 

[1_FnkyFrm]

She cant bring in 100+ birds.... Id call them back and have them come bring a trap. Tell them that it is destroying your property and killing your livestock.