We have had 2 young bears hanging out around the house..... wife thought they were "cute" even while they were eating our blueberries and poking around in the garden. A few days ago this one decided to just set up shop below where the bird feeders had been and did not want to leave (make sure sound is on to hear the lecture).
The bear came right back after the video clip ended.... Had a total "what are you going to do about it attitude". I dumped a .308 round into the lawn beside it at that point and it ran away in a big hurry....
I told one of the local good old boys about being displeased with having to take the bird feeders down for a second year in a row.... he made disparaging remarks about my manhood... When I asked about how "real Southern mountain men" deal with a bear 20 feet outside their door... he told me peanut butter crackers with ghost pepper powder in the middle would work like a charm....
The bird feeders are back up and the game cam is set in hopes of filming a dramatic reaction....
Got an error message? The clip is hilarious.. technical help?
Try a right click on the black video box, a menu comes up with troubleshoot issue or some such, maybe that will help?
Good luck,
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Thank you Jeff.... also a big thanks to Starsplitter (aka Dave) who lives 2 ridge tops over from me for loading the clip onto his YouTube channel. He had a bigger bear on his porch last year.... Dave retired here for the dark sky conditions he needed to build an observatory. Check out his sight for a look at the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains when you look up at night
I've turned my dogs loose on a couple like that. My dogs wouldn't kill the bear (my one wirehair might have tried but luckily he didn't have an opportunity) but they would harass the bear enough to convince it to go elsewhere. If that were to have failed, the law here provides one to handle the problem by other means up to and including killing the bear.
I haven't had to resort to the last at my places but I have dealt with problem bears for others. Most of the time the homeowners were the cause and furtherance of the bear's poor behavior. These same people invariably have poorly mannered pets, if they have any. There seems to be a connection with the last part.
Pretty gutsie little bear there, he might need a good butt spanking with some low-base birdshot yet.
Your friend Dave has an amazing telescope, I enlarged his profile picture on his YT site to get a better look at it. That has got to be a blast to play with..
Thats one brave little bear, he needs re-educated badly! Also i checked out your friends website, wow thats a sweet setup he has there and his photos are amazing!
I've been posting here since 2004...… getting that clip was the first time I became motivated enough to want to learn how to put one up. I figured Dave would have the technical skills to walk me through it.... I just spoke with him and asked that he put up his bear on the porch photo from last year.... his encounter was closer than mine....
Something messed with one of the ghost pepper peanut butter sandwiches. I found the bottom half about 3 feet from where it had been.... guessing it was a squirrel.... looking for the card reader now
2ndwind; Good afternoon to you sir, I trust that other than having a youngster making a nuisance of himself that all else is right with you and yours.
Here's a possible way to do it - the Canuck way...
In all seriousness however, we've got a wrist rocket type slingshot at every entrance of the house and shop, along with a selection of ball bearings and marbles.
Yard bears get one verbal warning, then will be fired upon with a less than lethal projectile. So far - 26 years and counting - the many bears in the yard have seen things my way after the verbal warning.
That said, I'm told that for a less than large man, I have a loud "dog voice" which seems to convey the intent in a "meaningful way" to the bears.
Even a little, young bear can put one into a world of hurt so we don't tolerate them around whatsoever.
Good luck with your bear and all the best to you folks this summer.
Dwayne
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Thanks Dwayne, I grew up along the boarder with Canada and always enjoyed the Canadians I've met (don't know any of your liberal politicians though.... like to keep it that way). I moved South in 1991 and for the most part have enjoyed Southern culture as well. My wife and I have a friend who has a signature line that reads, "We're Southern here... we are all very polite..... right up until the time you need shooting!".
Local gun shop says they can order a box of 12 gauge rubber buckshot…. wrist rocket sounds like a less expensive option though.
Rubber buckshot is what many wardens, cops etc use to "de-habituate" and discourage bears from human contact. I know some of the fellas up by my uncles old camp used to smack bears with it when they got a little too comfortable around the cabins n started damaging stuff.
Anybody else remember the rubber ball in an old-school computer mouse? One of those from a wrist rocket would get a stray dog's attention in a hurry! Jerry
"de-habituate"... That is a catchy term... There were some State Troopers hanging out in the gun shop when I showed up with the bear lecture clip. They said rubber buckshot works great for prison riots. You don't really need to aim, just point in the general direction and the mini super balls bounce off the walls enough to deescalate any cell block....
35.00 for a box of 25... Thinking I'd load the rest of the magazine with real buckshot in case the bear had more of a fight vs flight instinct….
Yeah i know the one time i saw it done there was one warden with a shotty loaded with the rubber shot and his partner had a shotty loaded with the real stuff dont know if it was buckshot or slugs
