Bear...

[mowin]

I don't (yet) live in bear country, but your plan should include electric fencing, properly set up, and baited first, to keep out bears. Howard E on this site, and Premier1supplies.com, are both good resources for information, and Premier for products.
RIGHT NOW you need to upgrade the garbage dumpster! Electric fencing is legal where you live, a more bear-proof container, and advice from your DNR.
I grew up summering in northern Wisconsin, also with many black bears, and garbage management was very important. We were careful, and never had issues.
Mary

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Been here 15 yrs. It's only the second time my dumpster has been hit. Hopefully we will be moving in a month or so.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

They are around my area but mostly in the state forests. This late winter I found prints in the horse manure pile.

That got me moving getting the electric on the coop. Needed to anyway, it's a predator convention out there some nights lately.

 

[snow5164]

I’d rather have bears then snakes , funny what we get used to. I used to camp with my family dad would leave the steak bones on top of the garbage can for the bears... then he’d get a picture and we’d take a shot of him in his tidy whities!!!

 

[itsasmallfarm]

heard bear meat is pretty good, depends what there eating though.

been wanting to hunt one just never have the time to go out and get one lol.