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John Y Cannuck

John Y Cannuck

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Our camp has been very lucky, no break ins for about 25 years now, however, a camp we pass on the way to ours, about five miles away, gets regular break ins. Sometimes several in the same year.
They put a row of spikes in front of the doors painted orange with warning signs. Then boarded over the doors. The bear pulled the siding back and went in through the wall. They tell me there is nothing in the camp for the bear at all. Just cooking smells from the previous season, plus those from summer visits.

MNR told them two years ago the bear is habituated to cabins, and will break into any unoccupied cabin it finds. They were told to shoot the bear if they see it, as it has broken into a number of other cabins and cottages.

after a two year absence of the trouble bear, they were hit again last week.

Ideas?
 
my thoughts on shooting the bear.
Hmm, bet you have to prove it was the actual bear, and why did you have a large caliber firearm in an area inhabited by game in the off season?
Some CO's very reasonable, some, not so much.
They should have got it in writing.
 
You can protect your property, but it would be best if you can draw a direct line from the damage to the animal, as you say some CO's are reasonable, some, not so much.

We have regular breakins at a couple of our remote camps, the moose camp gets busted up almost every year, so we go in with plywood and 2X4's and tools... we invariably need it, and on the odd occasion we don't, we build something to improve the camp... this is remote water access only. Last fall the camp was fine, so I built a new shower.
 
Our BBQ has been knocked over a couple times.... and the burn barrel knocked down the hill when someone forgot to burn before they left. But no break in's to the cabin thankfully.
 
Our worst incident so far is nose and paw prints on the front window... hope that luck holds! My advice, if Ontario allows baiting, and if your bear season is when you're in camp anyway, just hunt that bear like any other. Set up a bait that is easily and completely removable and use it only while in camp. Take bait container home with you if it doesn't get hit while you're there. Good luck.
 
This is a question more than an answer. Would poison be allowed? Given the bear is entering the cabin it should be fairly specific and target the right B+E artist.
 
They marked their bear one year, They left a spray can on a rope with peanut butter on it.
Of course any passing bear might have bitten it, but after that, the raids stopped for two years. Spray paint was everywhere. Must have been a colourful bear.

As for us, Jay and I have been actively spring hunting bears to try and reduce their numbers and help the moose. No adult tags this year, so the fall bear hunt is on. If they are still out, and some times they are not. Depends on the mast crop.
 
The last time it happened to us, entering by breaking out the bottom of the door, the bear tore up a mattress, dumped over the wood stove, bent the door on said stove, took a dump in the camp, and left through a window. Got no food from us either.
If he went there now he would get food, there are some cans of hot chilli on the shelf. But entry will be harder, the door has a steel gate now, and the windows are covered.
 
John Y Cannuck said:
Simple answer, NO.
no way the MNR would ever allow poison IMO. Too much danger of political consequences.
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What about leaving something on the table that just happens to be poisonous? A jug of antifreeze perhaps?

I would never leave poison outside on purpose, but if he's gonna come eat it off my kitchen table...

Edandedna said:
You are in there territory, their rules,
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That's likely the stance I would take if I had to deal with such a problem. Fortify the fk out of the cabin if that's what it takes... However that can get mighty expensive, not to mention difficult depending on access...
 
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hoytcanon said:
You can protect your property, but it would be best if you can draw a direct line from the damage to the animal, as you say some CO's are reasonable, some, not so much.

We have regular breakins at a couple of our remote camps, the moose camp gets busted up almost every year, so we go in with plywood and 2X4's and tools... we invariably need it, and on the odd occasion we don't, we build something to improve the camp... this is remote water access only. Last fall the camp was fine, so I built a new shower.
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we are an ATV in camp, so we can get a bit more stuff in than maybe you can. We can get a small tractor in half way. Plywood though, is porcupine candy up our way. We try to use rough cut lumber when we can. The two outhouses are armored with steel around the bases because of porcupine.
 
Alaskan door and window covers and "Bear mats" at our camp door and under the windows did the trick for our local village idiots. Yes,they're a tad on the expensive side,but,if they have enough screws in them that a Bear can't get a paw in between to stand on for stability or get around them,they won't go near them after they've been stuck a few times. O-W-W-W,fcku that smarts. The worst we've had,so far,is they tore up the shyte house to get the big white mint out of the pisser. Talk about being pissed off..............
 
we ve tried everything we can to avoid bear in northern quebec but if they found one day food in the cabin they will try all the cabins they can ... i ve seen one cabin where the bear thorn out the wall to get in ... so unless you nailed around there will a way for it.

the crees around us used anti freeze and avoided their camps but i wont do that to a bear.
 
Waiting for dinner.
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