Mr. Bear paid a visit.

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  1. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    Darn bear got my bird feeders again.
    I have a ten foot long, inch and a quarter steel pole sunk in concrete outside my kitchen window so we can watch the birds and squirrels.
    We forgot to take the feeders in on Wednesday night and mister bear came around looking for a snack.
    He bend the pole down to the driveway and destroyed the seed and suet feeders.

    I unbent the pole and hammered the feeders back into shape and Thursday night we remembered to bring the feeders in, so as not to attract him back.
    Friday morning the pole was bend down to the ground again. This time when I unbent it I reinforced it with a piece of angle iron and also welded some side stabilizers to it.
    Friday night we removed the feeders.

    Got up today, Saturday. Guess what? Pole's on the ground again. This time bend in two places.
    I'm afraid if I straighten it again it's gonna' snap.
    This time I'm leaving it on the ground for about a week hoping Mr. Bear moves on, then if it snaps when I straighten it I'll have to weld it back together.
    We're just using a shepherd's hook as a temporary post until we think the coast is clear.
    At least he didn't destroy any trees!
     
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  3. Asmodean

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    You just got to bear with him for the time being I guess.
     
    Asmodean, Apr 6, 2019
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    Oh no.
    I wonder if you can get a ranger in or something to try and remove the bear?
    I did see a video of a cat who managed to scare off a bear on youtube.
    I will find it and post it up here.
     
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  9. Fixes_big_yellow_things

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    One possible solution.....

     
    Fixes_big_yellow_things, Apr 6, 2019
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  11. GLENGLEN

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    There's A Good One Too Of A Ginger Cat Chasing A Black Bear Up A Tree And Then Just Sitting

    At The Base Looking Up........Only A "Ginger" Could Do That......I Don't Know If Any Of You Remember

    Me Posting That My Ginger Cat "Escorted" A Kangaroo Across My Back Paddock And Put Him

    Over A Fence.......Don't Mess With A "Ginger"...... :D



    Cheers Glen.
     
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    Irish spring soap shaving around grounds,, bear never come back.. bear aint nothing but a giant ground hog.
     
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  15. neonspectraltoast

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    Bear go away. Bear dumb.
     
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  17. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    No, we like having him (or her) around.
     
    MeAgain, Apr 7, 2019
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  19. Irminsul

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    Knock Knock
    Who is there
    Bear
    Bear who
    Bare bum
     
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    Did you happen to leave a picnic basket out?
     
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  25. ~Zen~

    ~Zen~ California Tripper Administrator

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    Bears are fun!

    One day I came home from shopping and found a black bear sleeping on the back porch steps.

    He was so sleepy he didn't want to move, and I wasn't getting out of the van until he left... so after much honking of horns, and loud playing of some Jimi Hendrix, said bear finally ambled off... slowly. Giving me looks as he left...with attitude.

    The next day I was at the dining table reading, glanced up, and there he was stretched out full height leaning on the plate glass window!

    Fortunately the window held, he got tired of staring at me - and he left. Never to be seen again.
     
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  27. Asmodean

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    Maybe he actually digged Jimi Hendrix? You should have tried punk music right away!
     
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    Maybe i’m getting bears mixed up with moose.
    Have heard people getting attacked by moose and bears.
    :flushed:
     
    Deleted member 307303, Apr 7, 2019
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    Aww they do seem to be cute!
    I wonder if your pets reacted differently though.
    Like the cat scaring off the bear in the video
     
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  33. Tyrsonswood

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    There was a bear that lived on my property near Yosemite... He kept the coyotes away.
     
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    Here in australia we get koalas in our trees. Koalas are cute smallish bears with big claws.
    The males wake you up by grunting. The females wake us up by sounding like a feral cat.
     
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  37. Asmodean

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    Don't forget dolphin and whale!
    [​IMG]
     
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  39. Irminsul

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    There's literally like a song as to why koalas aren't bears. :p
     
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