I'm Going to Spear Me a Bear Tonight
- Thread starter Salty
- Start date
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Salty??? .....
Well, mr. bear didn't show last night by 9 and I was tired and went to bed. Its first light in the morning now and still no sign of him. It doesn't look like he returned at all through the night and the dogs don't seem to smell any scent around the deck. There's geese all over the neighbours lawn, so he isn't over there. Maybe the little bugger got smart and left Dodge.
The birds have my feeder pretty much cleaned up and I'll leave it empty for a while - no snow they can find lots to eat and I don't want to "bait" the bear. My trusty spear will stay where it is just in case.
Could be another case of the perfectly planned hunting ambush gone abust I guess, we'll see.
The birds have my feeder pretty much cleaned up and I'll leave it empty for a while - no snow they can find lots to eat and I don't want to "bait" the bear. My trusty spear will stay where it is just in case.
Could be another case of the perfectly planned hunting ambush gone abust I guess, we'll see.
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Try and catch him in a small cage as you can, then call the fish cops, oh get a video
then call the fish cops, oh get a video 
We could just put an arrow thru him you know
BTW salty - they sell those portable electric fences for abotu 120 bucks.. and testing shows once a bear's been zapped once or twice they won't go near the 'string', especially if it's easily recognized. You could always string up a fence, put red ribbons on it every few feet and wait till he gets a taste of that. Pretty quick - just run some string and put red ribbons on it and he'll likely avoid it like the plauge. Plus you get to zap a bear, which is always amusing.
BTW salty - they sell those portable electric fences for abotu 120 bucks.. and testing shows once a bear's been zapped once or twice they won't go near the 'string', especially if it's easily recognized. You could always string up a fence, put red ribbons on it every few feet and wait till he gets a taste of that. Pretty quick - just run some string and put red ribbons on it and he'll likely avoid it like the plauge. Plus you get to zap a bear, which is always amusing.
powder burner
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
rip him a couple with a slingshot from your roof.
Didn't someone get charged in BC for "baiting" Bears because the bears were attracted to his bird feeders? I don't have a problem with you dispatching him, there are lots of Black Bears around, but if you do, better hope the C.O.'s don't get involved. If they do, better move your bird feeder and tell your neighbour to back off on the chicken scratch until after the dust settles.
Now having said that, personally I would simply take down the feeder and get the neighbour to lay off the scratch until the Bear goes beddy bye or just leaves. He's after the food source, remove it and problem solved.
When you go to poke him with your stick ... remember he is there for food .... and remember where you are in the food chain in relation to Mr. Ursus ... a backup person with a firearm may not be a bad idea .. and do what you can to borrow a video camera.
Now having said that, personally I would simply take down the feeder and get the neighbour to lay off the scratch until the Bear goes beddy bye or just leaves. He's after the food source, remove it and problem solved.
When you go to poke him with your stick ... remember he is there for food .... and remember where you are in the food chain in relation to Mr. Ursus ... a backup person with a firearm may not be a bad idea .. and do what you can to borrow a video camera.
How about this for an alternative plan - take a can of pepper spray, and cover it with bacon grease. When he comes along, you've got two options - let him eat it and get a face full - or, shoot the can with a pellet gun when he's right next to it.
A little tear gassing might be good for the damn free-loader.
A little tear gassing might be good for the damn free-loader.
Foxer said:
Actually that's the approach that certain neighbours take during the summer. I guess once the fricking tuplips are gone the rules change - now they be the ones that may have attracted the thing more than anyone
TPK said:
I'm not sure if a bird feeder qualifies as baiting but it is illegal to leave garbage or other "attractants" around. Anyway, using some common sence as said my bird feeder will be sitting empty till he's gone.
I actually know both COs around here quite well. I won't be bothering them with this - there is no call for it as is. They'd just have to shoot it. There's still a chance he'll bugger off (may have already) take a winter nap and not seriously bother anyone ever. Which he hasn't to date.
Oh ya, and how am I going to get to try out my Ninja spear if I or someone else shoots him
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You could always pour boiling pitch off the roof! - i've always wanted to pour boiling pitch on something. Affect a french accent and tell him his mother smelled of eldeberries and call him a son of a silly english person for the full effect.
In the case I was referring to .. it was indeed a bird feeder and he was charged. The reason being that while we call it a "bird feeder", obviously it contains an attractent for the bear or he wouldn't be there, and that's baiting. So if yours is empty, that's really all you can do. Well you could follow Foxer's last post ... taunt him a second time and demand a shrubbery.
