Bears and nails

K98

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I'm getting tired of bears damaging my camper. :mad:
So... is this legal to do or could it be classified as harassing wildlife or something?

Unwelcome Door/Window Mat:

Unwelcome mats are basically boards full of nails pointing up, that are placed in front of doors and windows to discourage bears from entering buildings.

Unwelcome mats are simple and inexpensive to make. The sheet of plywood must be large enough so that a bear cannot lean from one edge and reach the door or window and should extend past the sides of the door or window by 60 cm (2 ft). A 4x4 sheet of plywood should work for a single doorway, while a 4x8 sheet will be needed for sliding patio doors. Use the thickest plywood possible and galvanized roofing nails with the large flat head. The nails should be long enough to stick out of the wood 2 - 2.5 cm (¾ - 1 in). If the nails are too long and not strong enough, the bears will discover that they can simply bend them over and step on them. The nails should be nailed into the board about 5 cm (2 in) apart so that there is no way a bear can get his paw on the board.

The sheet of plywood also has to be secured so that the bear cannot simply push it out of its way. If it is placed on a wooden surface, a couple of nails pounded through the plywood should secure it. If the mat is placed on dirt, pieces of rebar can be pounded through the corners into the ground to secure it.

Caution tape should be placed around the area of the mat so that people do not accidentally step on the nails.
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the bears will pick up the wood & throw it away, then they will be pissed & you will have angry wounded bears on your hands.

If they are bugging you while you are in the camper dump a full can of bear mase on them. (purchase gas mask from army surplus first)

This is all based on what I've heard so my opinion counts for "nada" :jerkit:

just what I would do in your situation.:runaway:
 
Don't know if it has any legal constriants. I 'd have a hard time leaving that kind of hazard around myself, but don't know your situation.

Have you considered an electric fence? Chargers are cheap, run on 12v and last a long time. could'nt cost 200 to get it set up real well. Camps up here use them.
 
What has been suggested is common practice around here - the idea was actually given to me by an MNR employee. I think the biggest risk is a human stepping on it - that could cause a lot of (legal) problems.
 
Put the boards with nails around the camper etc and put a couple signs up just in case. But write real small cause bears have bad eyes.........
 
Boards with nails are in common use up here too. Electric fences are becomming more common as well. You won't need a generator if you use a photovoltaic panel (solar power), all of the systems I've seen up here use them.
 
huntinstuff said:
Put the boards with nails around the camper etc and put a couple signs up just in case. But write real small cause bears have bad eyes.........
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LMAO...


A family friend tried the nail board thing... it worked for a while, but the grizz in question was so determined that he eventually tore a hole right in the side of the cabin... through the wall.
 
You can buy a solar powered electric fencer for about 350.00. Get one with a 1-1.5 Joule output and make sure the wire is insulated from ground. This will keep blacks and grizzlies at bay. I installed electric bear fences all summer for Novagold on the Galore Creek project in northern BC. 6 camps and a huge staging area. Bears hated them.
 
Bah! It's just a little fellow anyway. Probably just over a year and a half old. My hands are bigger then the bears. Next time it tears out my fridge vent and pulls the end right off the fridge extension cord I'm giving it a beating with my bare hands. :p ;)

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