re: LA bear population estimated to be at 500 (ETA now 499)

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Difficult for bear to outcompete feral hogs. Hogs breed faster and eat much of the mast on the ground in the fall. Not sure if they get stuck focusing on feeders, but there is some reason all these deer hunters are bitching about them.

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In my experience a bear is as lazy as they come. Whatever is the easiest is what the bear will do. They love a feeder set up in the woods because most folks don't go through the trouble to bear proof the feeder. The bear can easily tear the lid open and have a buffet of corn. I started pouring a jar of molasses out in the same area and found that to help keep the bears away from my cameras and such. I still lost 2 cameras last year to a bear. Both were repairable with minimal expense.