Minimor
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I just talked to a friend that lives up north. In the last letter I had from her (about 2 or 2 1/2 weeks ago) she had mentioned that there were a few bears around her area. There are no berries in the bush, so the bears are coming out to find food.
Early this morning she opened the door, & there was a bear.
Last evening he (or a look alike close associate!!) was in town, which is half a mile from my friend's place. There is a live trap set up at her neighbor's place, but the bear isn't going there.... She listened, and could hear her Minis racing around their pastures. She called Natural Resources & an officer came out. By then the bear had wandered off. She told the warden she'd like a trap, but it turns out they only have the one, which is at the neighbor's. Also turns out that trap has been freshly painted--she said no wonder they aren't catching any bears in it, if it's reeking of fresh paint. Warden did leave them some noise shells to fire off to scare the bear away.
When she did chores this morning my friend made her husband come along with the gun, but the bear was gone. What she did find, though, is a spot where the bear had tried to dig under her fence. The ground is rock hard so he didn't get too far, but he left some impressive claw marks in the dirt.
Game warden said if they do catch a bear they haul him 20 miles away & turn him loose. Isn't that a bit close??? Game warden also suggested that they should just take care of this problem on their own--SSS! Unfortunately they do have neighbors on 3 sides & the highway on the 4th side of them, so it's a bit difficult to have a clear, safe shot. RCMP say they are technically inside town limits & cannot shoot.
Last fall there was a bear attack not too far from where my friend lives--a fellow was out fencing. It was a real windy day & he didn't hear the bear come up behind him--it attacked him & tore his arm up. The fellow got away by climbing a tree. This year, in the eastern part of the province there have been 2 bear attacks in the past month or so. First one was fatal. The fellow was picking wild plums, and was charged by the bear. It killed him. Game wardens got that bear. The second case, the bear attacked a dog. When the owner went to try & save the dog, the bear turned on him...this was right in the fellow's back yard. My friend said the bears have been chasing her dog (Pyr).
We have bears in the forest here, but so far they've been staying in the bush & not venturing the 2 miles across open country to come here. We'd been thinking we'd go down to the bush & see if we could pick some chokecherries, but have now decided we will leave the berries for the bears this year!!
Early this morning she opened the door, & there was a bear.
When she did chores this morning my friend made her husband come along with the gun, but the bear was gone. What she did find, though, is a spot where the bear had tried to dig under her fence. The ground is rock hard so he didn't get too far, but he left some impressive claw marks in the dirt.
Game warden said if they do catch a bear they haul him 20 miles away & turn him loose. Isn't that a bit close??? Game warden also suggested that they should just take care of this problem on their own--SSS! Unfortunately they do have neighbors on 3 sides & the highway on the 4th side of them, so it's a bit difficult to have a clear, safe shot. RCMP say they are technically inside town limits & cannot shoot.
Last fall there was a bear attack not too far from where my friend lives--a fellow was out fencing. It was a real windy day & he didn't hear the bear come up behind him--it attacked him & tore his arm up. The fellow got away by climbing a tree. This year, in the eastern part of the province there have been 2 bear attacks in the past month or so. First one was fatal. The fellow was picking wild plums, and was charged by the bear. It killed him. Game wardens got that bear. The second case, the bear attacked a dog. When the owner went to try & save the dog, the bear turned on him...this was right in the fellow's back yard. My friend said the bears have been chasing her dog (Pyr).
We have bears in the forest here, but so far they've been staying in the bush & not venturing the 2 miles across open country to come here. We'd been thinking we'd go down to the bush & see if we could pick some chokecherries, but have now decided we will leave the berries for the bears this year!!