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[Their Other Mother]

Hey Shellie, I will admidt I haven't read the entire thread but wanted to pass this on to you.

I think you posted on one of my threads regarding the death of my dog Herbie and how the coyotes are ravaging our livestock since he is gone. We lost our whole flock and they attacked our female Dane. Well we had the Sheriff out here last night and he told us we could shoot any animal/predator that came onto our property and advised us to get a shotgun and keep it handy. Apperantly they are really thick in our area this year and he encouraged us to eliminate them. This really suprised me because, although we are in a rural setting and there are signs posted "No shooting within 1/4 mile of any occupied building" our town government has developed an eco friendly environment. We can't even cut down a tree with out infringing some kind of ordinance.

Did you contact your local Sheriff?

 

[Emzyyy]

i wouldn't kill it try using those big fireworks that are balls that u drop in a tubee i think that would DEFINATLY scare a bear.

 

[SterlingAcres]

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[Mr_Jeff]

I'm not reading all nine pages. I missed in your original post the part where you removed the garbage that the bear was eating. Instead of sitting inside and watching tv while the bear came back repeatedly, taking away what was attracting him would have been a good idea. People live in bear habitat, not the other way around.

 

[klf73]

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I think the question really was if it was a good idea to remove the garbage. If the garbage was removed after the bear was already there would it leave or go for the next easiest meal, the chickens.
Sorry I didn't read all the pages, just the first couple. I was trying to think how I would have handled it

I see the dilemma.....

 

[amazondoc]

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If the trash were removed, the bear would move on down the block to the next neighbor who didn't bother to get rid of *their* trash. There's plenty of folks like that out there!

 

[ROC4K]

The home range of an American black bear can vary greatly depending on the location, the season, food availability, the density of individuals, and the sex and age of the individual in question. The home range of a male is normally larger than that of a female, and each male's home range will usually overlap the home ranges of several females. Generally, the poorer the habitat, the larger the home range must be in order to supply the bear with enough food, water, and shelter. While in some extreme instances a male American black bear could have a home range of over 100 square miles, a more typical size would be:


Male 8 - 60 square
Female 1 - 15 square

Are American black bears territorial?
In certain instances researchers have found some black bears, usually females, to be highly territorial. An intruder would be chased away or even seriously injured by the female in residence. Territoriality is possible with females because their smaller home range size allows them to defend it properly. It would be nearly impossible for a male American black bear to defend a home range that could measure as much as 100 square miles. Males generally forgo territoriality and instead rely on a dominance hierarchy to keep social order. Bears announce their presence by scent marking — urinating, defecating, and rubbing, scratching, and biting trees. More submissive bears will avoid areas where a dominant male is to be found. Occasionally, black bears will even congregate at an abundant food source — examples are the salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest or open garbage pits. While squabbles may erupt periodically, their need for food overrides their natural fear of one another.

info gathered from the American bear associations web site

 

[klf73]

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If the trash were removed, the bear would move on down the block to the next neighbor who didn't bother to get rid of *their* trash. There's plenty of folks like that out there!

I guess it really depends on where you live. Most of the people here contain their trash well, and only a couple don't so if we had a bear I really don't doubt one of my coops would be of interest......especially if the *couple* lock their trash up better and the bear wants an easy meal. My coop is definitely not large bear proof

 

[Zookeeper9000]

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If that is a fact then you explain to me why I have a male black bear come thru every 4 days for the last 5 years that linger in my yard. He never hurts anything here he just hangs out and maybe scratches his back on the deck. He has not bothered my chickens as they have 2 strands of hot wire surrounding them.

I also have had a female with cubs for the last 4 years, she never bothers anything either she just feeds her young in a clearing in my back yard.

This summer I have had problems, she came on a day the male came and they have been playing hide and seek every since. She has 3 cubs new this past winter and she runs them up a tree in my back yard and leaves them while she leads the male away. Then she doubles back and feeds them and runs them up a tree and leaves them and leads him away. The tension around here is being felt by all. We walk on eggs if we go outside here. There has been very limited outside work being done as I am not stupid. The whole neighbor hood knows what is going on and we are watching kids and dogs close. As a nervous she bear is very dangerous. I think she stays here because I have no outside dog, my chihuahua's are fenced and never out without me.

Don't kid yourself, that bear will make rounds to your house on a regular run, and if he can't find anything to eat he might or might not eat your chickens.

I never leave garbage out, never, that is my personal decission. I don't even have an open compost as I would have wild life in it like crazy. I have the spin bins.

That bear has been fed before, I am sure your garbage is not the first it has been in. Stay safe, use all percautions, don't leave those little ones out not even for a second. To and from the car only and watch all the time. Get your kill tag and on opening day KILL IT.

I can imagine your bear, the male here stands on all four paws here and scratches his side against the deck which is over 4 feet high and still has another foot or so above that. Be very scared that way you will not forget to watch first and move next. Leave those children in the house while you do chores. You can think faster without them. Don't turn your back on a bear and move slow and don't look it directly in the eye. CARRY A GUN A BIG GUN. Good luck

 

[amazondoc]

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The OP's bear came because of her trash. Your bears came for other reasons. So it's an entirely different situation.