Bear visit Friday night
 

We live in the North Georgia mountains and there is plenty of wildlife to be seen . Saturday morning my wife was out doing the bird feeder run when she noticed one of her suet feeders was missing ! The feeder and the hook it was hanging on ......... gone .

So I started to walk down one of the game paths in the woods and about 80' in I found the feeder , the metal cage was mangled . I brought it back for my wife to see .

Today we decided to pull the video cards from the two game cameras we have set up . The video camera that is attached to the tree with the missing feeder has two pics of the bear's face ! The one pic is the bear looking up we presume at the feeder . I think the bear was only 2-3' away from the camera and he or she looks big . It sure gets your attention knowing the bear was only 50' from the house .

Can you share the bear pics?

Our youngest daughter sent my wife some pictures of a bear knocking down their bird feeder yesterday.

People are funny....

They call their "bear feeders" cute names like "bird feeders" :D

Here's the close up of the handsome devil :D

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Bears gotta eat too.

He looks as though he has eaten too much.....and the woods is too far away.

Best to set out some Charmin next to the feeder.

Has his eye on the prize.

Went running with my dog two days ago and saw the first black bear of the season and 100yards off the road. He was very busy being a bear.

Why? Do bears siht in the woods?? SmileWavy

Won't that attract some local TP hoarders?!?! Food for the bear?!?! :)

Not a very big bear IMHO. The big guys have their head become bigger and bigger while the snout and jaws stay pretty similar in size. If you have a shot of the ears, you should post! That's usually the tell tale sign. Ears you can clearly see standing off from the head indicate a small bear. If you can barely (no pun intended) see the ears because they are buried by the skull, then you know you have a big one.

My bet is typical adult bear, 200 lbs.

G

While I totally get what you're saying, if I met a 200# bear in a dark alley, that would be a big fockin' bear! If I was going to run into a bear, I'd want it to be <50#. That's what I'd call a small bear!

^^^^ Nope...unless it's a 50# teddy I would still yabba dabba doo doo myself :D

I bet a angry or scared 50 pound bear could mess you up real bad. A 50 pound dog can put a hurt on you, and he does not have the claws of a bear.

My plan is the never test my theory, and let it remain pure speculation.

Damn straight! And if'n the 50#er doesn't ruin yer day....mama bear will!

I was only giving general guidance on the size of the bear. I didn't mean to say it is no big deal because it is "only" 200 lbs. Bears are very fast and athletic and will go at it with claws on all 4 legs and as set of dog teeth to boot. I would be careful around any bear, down to a cub.

G

When in the BC interior at a friends cabin, she asked her husband to go into town and pick some apples from "the good tree" at her moms place.
How do I know which tree is the good tree? he asked.
The tree with the bear poop under it is the good tree.....
Fruit trees in the BC interior are like a buffet for bears!

close encounter sitting in my driveway

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I don't care how big or small a bear might be , one look at fangs/claws and it has my attention ! A medium size dog can put a hurt on you but they got nothing on a pissed off bear .

And there you have the example of a big bear. Look at those ears and how small and hidden they are against the big old head! That's 300+ lbs there. And it looks like you need to invest in bear safe trash bins.

G

Regulars around my place in NW Whizconsin and should be out roaming and hungry about now. Only issues I have had are a bitten water jug left on a table and a bitten LP tank cover. I pretty much leave nothing remotely edible outside to attract them these days.
Had one drag off 2 Sun Showers at a fly in camp in Manitoba several years ago. I was sleeping in a tent due to the snoring volume inside the cabin and they were both next to the tent; never heard a thing but found footprints and drag marks. The owner said this is common as they like to chew plastic and were especially fond of Sun Showers, possibly because of the gel. Huh??
Much respect for their weapons of choice and convenience.

Can't vouch for them, but if I see a wild bear....I probably will ;)