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Bad idea. Relocated bears either return in short order or are killed causing a problem somewhere else.

Kill it and eat it.
That's not true. Sure it does happen, but that's not the norm, it's the exception. At least that's not true for the places I've lived. I've never lived anywhere that had more bear relocations than Lake Tahoe, and the vast majority go on to have normal lives elsewhere. It comes down to where the bears are relocated. If you move them 5 miles down the road to another thickly populated place, well then yeah; it's going to remain a problem bear. But the bears in Tahoe are taken at least 100 miles away and rarely are they ever a problem again.


I grew up where those bears were often relocated. Not heavily populated, but some people live there. My Grandpa shot one on his front porch, as he was in the house and the bear was on the porch. One of his good friends had a majority of his apple orchard destroyed by bears climbing in the trees to eat the apples. So yea, relocating doesn't cause an issue when they are relocated away from you!

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Originally Posted by 458Win
I would say it all depends on the situation, your options and your comfort level around bears

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They are intelligent but can usually be dissuaded by doing things like wrapping a piece of bacon around a can of bear spray.


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I still think of you an that episode with the dog and the ice.
A number of my goldens have come and gone since those days, but i have loved/love every one of them.


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Smells of dog food anyway. Hard to eliminate that if you have a team as Elf does. A bear is a NOSE!

Elf- if you don't want to kill/eat as a first option, nail it at close range with bear spray.

If that doesn't work - go to Mike's option. Bear ain't bad...

Not on my 5- option - but decent.... I take one every 4-5 years, and I'm out....


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Originally Posted by las
Smells of dog food anyway. Hard to eliminate that if you have a team as Elf does. A bear is a NOSE!

Elf- if you don't want to kill/eat as a first option, nail it at close range with bear spray.

If that doesn't work - go to Mike's option. Bear ain't bad...

Not on my 5- option - but decent.... I take one every 4-5 years, and I'm out....


So true about the dog food, I've got a couple that flip their dishes all the time but then eat it, I'm sure the smell is still there.

Shoot it is my decision me thinks, there's a few people who have offered to take the meat if my hands if I don't want it..I've had bear before not up there at the top of my list but hey I should at least give it a try once in a while..right? wink

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I've had fall black bear that was darn tasty. Don't remember eating a spring one. Give it a shot, so to speak. Cook it like pork.


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Thanks for the info on sled dog rides.
Now I understand why you have a bear problem,
you must go through tons of dog food.
I don't have a dog but in the Spring I normally have a small bear walk through the yard. Our hunting season is fall only. I think the neighbors must kill everything they see.
They seem to love sunflower seeds.
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Originally Posted by ironbender
Bad idea. Relocated bears either return in short order or are killed causing a problem somewhere else.

Kill it and eat it.
This.


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Smells of dog food anyway. Hard to eliminate that if you have a team as Elf does. A bear is a NOSE!

Elf- if you don't want to kill/eat as a first option, nail it at close range with bear spray.

If that doesn't work - go to Mike's option. Bear ain't bad...

Not on my 5- option - but decent.... I take one every 4-5 years, and I'm out....


So true about the dog food, I've got a couple that flip their dishes all the time but then eat it, I'm sure the smell is still there.

Shoot it is my decision me thinks, there's a few people who have offered to take the meat if my hands if I don't want it..I've had bear before not up there at the top of my list but hey I should at least give it a try once in a while..right? wink
Cook it so the fat drips away, on a rack or grill. It's much better that way.


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