Pretty big bear.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 2:49 pm

This bad boy came in the yard about a hour ago, he stands seven foot tall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A8Z1Z71Bxg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlIq4yljt4Y

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sun May 06, 2018 2:55 pm

Wow, that certainly puts some excitement into bird watching......

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 2:58 pm

I`m sure its the same one that came the other night and tore one of those post out of the ground.

crs · Post by **crs** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:09 pm

So what is the reason not to shoot an animal that is destroying your property and potentially attacking folks?

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:13 pm

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Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:18 pm

crs wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 3:09 pm So what is the reason not to shoot an animal that is destroying your property and potentially attacking folks?

Chit, take a act of congress to do that, nope nothing ta can do.

Black lives matter.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:32 pm

Don't tell me Minnesota is as bad as here. You shoot one trying to eat you and you better have serious bite and claw marks.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:34 pm

jeepnik wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 3:32 pm Don't tell me Minnesota is as bad as here. You shoot one trying to eat you and you better have serious bite and claw marks.

I recon if its charging ya they might let ya of the hook, its the protesters that would be hard to deal with.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:41 pm

Pitchy wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 3:34 pm
jeepnik wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 3:32 pm Don't tell me Minnesota is as bad as here. You shoot one trying to eat you and you better have serious bite and claw marks.
I recon if its charging ya they might let ya of the hook, its the protesters that would be hard to deal with.

Yea, we can't shoot protesters here either. Too darned many, we'd end up reducing the states population by about 40%.

veeman · Post by **veeman** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:46 pm

The ol S S and S!

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:59 pm

Had one of those suction cup bird feeders that ya put on the window, darned bear couldn't reach it and started chewing the siding. I called fish & game. They told me that I was baiting bears by feeding the birds...
I asked the warden if I could shoot the bear if it broke the window and came in the house. His reply was 'call the police'. I said I surly would AFTER the bear was dead.
Now I have my feeders up about 8' or better.
When I do see a bear in the yard I sneak the upstairs bathroom window open and fling out a pack of fire crackers, usually start going off about head level- ol ba'r don't know if it should krap or go blind! Then I chase em off with bottle rockets!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 4:10 pm

Well I recon if this bear comes in my house the old statement I`d rather be tried by 12 than carried by six.

veeman ya lost me on the SS`s

elmo123 · Post by **elmo123** » Sun May 06, 2018 4:26 pm

How about using some of the rubber shotgun slugs used for protesters?

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Sun May 06, 2018 4:27 pm

Shoot
Shovel
Shut the hell.up
Course you'd need a big shovel
When I lived in Maine we had beaver dam flooding our pasture, called the game commision and was told cant do anything about it just have to let them flood your pasture. Really? I was contemplating my options when nature took over...six or seven of them died mysteriously of some type of sudden onset disease...I BELIEVE it was called Hornet poisoning.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 4:31 pm

fordwannabe wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 4:27 pm Shoot
Shovel
Shut the hell.up

Heck I thought maybe it meant chit, shower and shave but that wouldn`t help would it.

elmo123, bb gun or shouting usually scares them off, a sow with cubs might be a whole different ball game.
They're hungry this time of year.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Sun May 06, 2018 4:32 pm

elmo123 wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 4:26 pm How about using some of the rubber shotgun slugs used for protesters?

Nah, then we'd have to get them blankies and puppies to avoid PTSD.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 4:38 pm

Guess we`ll just have to grin and bear it.

wvfarrier · Post by **wvfarrier** » Sun May 06, 2018 5:08 pm

mmmmmm......bear

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 5:14 pm

I clapped my hands and he walked under the top wire of a old fence and ducked, the fence measured 3 1/2 foot
so pretty big.
He`ll be back tonight I`m sure.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun May 06, 2018 5:54 pm

When I visited Oregon Caves Park, the Hippy Park Ranger warned us about the dangerous bears, but said if we hurt one of "his" bears, we better be missing an arm or leg, we'd go to jail. Idjit...

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sun May 06, 2018 6:35 pm

That'd make you one stylin coat to wear while you're out shootin that 44 old buddy!
Be careful out there!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 6:49 pm

OldWin wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 6:35 pm That'd make you one stylin coat to wear while you're out shootin that 44 old buddy!
Be careful out there!

You betcha ole, I`d be walking them thar streets in dat Minneapolis town fer sure.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sun May 06, 2018 6:57 pm

I can see it clear as day! Hard to believe you could be any cooler buddy!

EdinCT · Post by **EdinCT** » Sun May 06, 2018 6:58 pm

Pitchy Can they live trap him, and relocate the bird seed poacher? They can't resist donuts but it will need to be a mighty strong convert trap to hold that big one.
They do taste good if there is a fall season by the way and bird seed fattened too!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:01 pm

EdinCT wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 6:58 pm Pitchy Can they live trap him, and relocate the bird seed poacher? They can't resist donuts but it will need to be a mighty strong convert trap to hold that big one.
They do taste good if there is a fall season by the way and bird seed fattened too!

They do relocate them if they cause enough trouble and some have been shot when they get to bold in the big city.We have a bear season but I don`t partake.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:12 pm

Get yourself a container of ground cayenne pepper, mix it into the bird seed. Birds dont taste it but bears and tree rats dont like it!
Also if the bears start getting into your garbage can put a cap full of pinesol in each bag of garbage. Bears dont like the smell. Trust me it works!!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:17 pm

When this starts happening Norma brings in the seeds before dark, guess this old one new that and why he came in the afternoon

Thanks for the tips.

EdinCT · Post by **EdinCT** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:28 pm

I can tell you from experience my 1895 45/70 CB will make one his size go all loose quick. So if you change your mind you are well armed

If they are eating good they eat real good and you can brine and smoke them like a hog too!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:31 pm

EdinCT wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 7:28 pm I can tell you from experience my 1895 45/70 CB will make one his size go all loose quick. So if you change your mind you are well armed
If they are eating good they eat real good and you can brine and smoke them like a hog too!

May have to replace my bed side defense gun with the CB for a while.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Sun May 06, 2018 9:05 pm

exlax and soybean mix......and he wont come back!

claybob86 · Post by **claybob86** » Mon May 07, 2018 12:36 am

Well now, that puts my prairie dog problem into perspective!

piller · Post by **piller** » Mon May 07, 2018 10:33 am

Too bad that you can't get syrup of ipecac anymore. That made you throw up until you were sick. Mixing it with something a bear would eat might cause some fun.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Mon May 07, 2018 1:35 pm

piller wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 10:33 am Too bad that you can't get syrup of ipecac anymore. That made you throw up until you were sick. Mixing it with something a bear would eat might cause some fun.

Hmm a puking bear would be a sight to see BUT hopefully over at the neighbors!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 10, 2018 6:26 am

He came back last night, tore the screen off the porch and lifted a plastic trash can full of corn out and dragged it down in the woods.
Deer are down there having a feast this morn.

Trash can was sitting beside that other one, he never even came in just lifted it out.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Thu May 10, 2018 12:43 pm

Yeah, that's usually how it goes. Once they get a meal, it's hard to get rid of em.
That coat is lookin better all the time, huh?

Careful if you're out and about at night bud.

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Thu May 10, 2018 3:57 pm

I worry for You pard......if It happened at My house that would be the last straw. the bear would be welcomed to the back porch and get a face full of 00 buck from about 20' . something has got to be done about this one.

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Thu May 10, 2018 4:16 pm

Dang Lenn, that looks like a pretty big bear. You both need to be real careful. Err on the side of caution and load 'em heavy. You could alternate 00 and slugs in your pump gun. Ought to make good bear medicine if he comes inside.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Thu May 10, 2018 4:23 pm

Now all you can do is remove all the food.
Time to get some plywood and 5 lbs of roof nails and make bear boards!
Or get eletric fence hooked up to the 220!!!
I had same thing happen, ol b'ar just pushed screen in and took garbage can of sunflower seed right out. Now I keep my bird seed inside the house in the warm months.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 10, 2018 4:31 pm

Thanks guys, yep put all food in the garage and if he breaks in there where the Harley`s are he`s dead meat.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Thu May 10, 2018 6:03 pm

Now that you have all that fresh lumber you can scale up your latest mouse trap to bear size and take care of your problem once and for all!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 10, 2018 6:05 pm

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 6:03 pm Now that you have all that fresh lumber you can scale up your latest mouse trap to bear size and take care of your problem once and for all!

piller · Post by **piller** » Sat May 12, 2018 12:36 am

It is a Mouse Trap after all. The game warden would have to admit you weren't after the bear.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sat May 12, 2018 5:49 am

Hey Lenn maybe it's time for a bearapult er I mean a catapult! Just think of it, bear walks up to your bird feeder reaches out to hold it and ZING there he goes butt over tea kettle for a hundred yards or so! Just make sure to video it so we can all watch!
I know that is cruel as the bear is only trying to make a living...AT THE WELFARE OFFICE.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 12, 2018 7:22 am

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 5:49 am Hey Lenn maybe it's time for a bearapult er I mean a catapult! Just think of it, bear walks up to your bird feeder reaches out to hold it and ZING there he goes butt over tea kettle for a hundred yards or so! Just make sure to video it so we can all watch!
I know that is cruel as the bear is only trying to make a living...AT THE WELFARE OFFICE.

that would be a sight

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sat May 12, 2018 7:47 am

I'm thinking if he survived the launch he'd be in a mighty foul mood.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 12, 2018 7:50 am

OldWin wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 7:47 am I'm thinking if he survived the launch he'd be in a mighty foul mood.

Gotta aim at the neighbor ya don`t like.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sat May 12, 2018 4:15 pm

Pitchy wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 7:50 am
OldWin wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 7:47 am I'm thinking if he survived the launch he'd be in a mighty foul mood.
Gotta aim at the neighbor ya don`t like.

Haha good thinkin!

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Sat May 12, 2018 4:48 pm

O.K. I'm in A good mood now......

......... Catch this bear and lay the 00 buck to it straight between the eyes..... and a couple of slugs just for Good measure . then take the tractor and bury it before anyone will know. better a dead bear than A Hurt You.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 12, 2018 4:56 pm

Naw he ain`t been back since we hid all the goodies, we`ll keep an eye out thanks for your your concern 45colt.