The bears are back in town

On 2011-04-28, notbob wrote:



Not so stupid! :(

Came back last night. Couldn't get by the 2x8 I'd nailed across door,
so jes ripped entire door above it completely off! Also discovered
the deep freeze fulla meat. Woke up to frozen meat scattered
everywhere around the yard and deep freeze lying on it's side. I was
even awake between 3-5am. Didn't hear a thing. Stupid me.

Been dealing CO Div of Wildlife all day and now have large trailered
bear trap out front baited with everything from fresh strawberries and
watermelon to whole chickens slathered in bacon grease and dripping
with pancake syrup. The dog was mute, all night. Stupid dog.

The song continues. :|

nb
 
On 2011-04-30, notbob wrote:

Got the tricky devil. Big blackie tripped the trap about 11:00 last
night. Ranger came out and made sure bear and trap were secured.
Said he be back in morning to see if any cubs in the trees. Appear to
be none. Already tagged from another county, so this bear has been
around. Sometimes, when bears get too aggresive/persistent, they put
them down. Not sure about this one, but he looks to have a history.

nb
 
notbob wrote:

and


nb,

Good job!!!

Congrats!

You certainly WERE generous with the bait! For all that grub, heck, even
I'd trip your trap! ;)

Best,

Andy
 
On 2011-04-30, Nancy Young wrote:


It's a shame, but that poor bear is not long for this world.

CO DOW dictates if a bear has been caught and tagged once, the 2nd
time they put 'em down. That's why all the DOW trucks/cars have
bumper stickers saying "garbage kills bears". So sad, but I've seen
'em on our deck almost every year since I moved here. When might one
decide to come thru the door, as this one so plainly proved it was
more than capable of doing. No thanks.

nb
 
notbob wrote:

Bummer. What are you going to do, if it's a menace.


I came across a bear print when I was hiking once, that's when I
learned that, while they're gorgeous animals, I don't want to see
them up close and personal. Certainly not knocking at my back door.

nancy
 
On 2011-04-30, Nancy Young wrote:


Yep.

What surprised me was the ranger telling me that ALL bear sightings
need to be reported IMMEDIATELY, regardless of the threat level.
Redirecting a young bear away from bad habits as soon as possible is
in the bear's best interest. Just tolerating them and not reporting
them when they do what appears to be nothing bad is essentially what
starts them down the wrong road.

nb
 
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