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I know pigs are a problem, but what about bears?
Posted on 7/31/21 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 7/31/21 at 3:44 pm
I'm not a hunter, but I love seeing pictures of the bears in the wild, especially a momma bear with her cubs. Just out of curiosity, are bears on your hunting land a bad thing?
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Posted on 7/31/21 at 3:45 pm to rjacksonmroctober
Posted on 7/31/21 at 3:55 pm to rjacksonmroctober
It depends.
I would tolerate bears if I had a bear tag and open season on them.
I would tolerate bears if I had a bear tag and open season on them.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 3:57 pm to rjacksonmroctober
Bears are like 400lb coons.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 4:02 pm to Rize
Hogs have done more damage to feeders on our property than bear. We don't have a lot of bear but have several photos of them standing with their paws on the feeder and yet it's the hogs that have cost us
Posted on 7/31/21 at 4:14 pm to rjacksonmroctober
They both suck.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 4:23 pm to rjacksonmroctober
No. It's only bad if you're a corn pile hunter. Bears are an indicator species.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 5:16 pm to rjacksonmroctober
Bears are a huge part of life here. You have to deal with them regardless of how urban you are. Just learn to deal with them.
I love watching them, never get tired of it.
I love watching them, never get tired of it.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 6:13 pm to rjacksonmroctober
If I can hunt them, and render their fat, I’m sure we’d be great friends. I can’t wait for black bear in Lousiana to be in season. I may even plant some berries for such an occasion.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 6:36 pm to rjacksonmroctober
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I know pigs are a problem,
eat more bacon
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but what about bears?
eat more bear claws
Posted on 7/31/21 at 6:49 pm to rjacksonmroctober
Bears are a problem where you can’t hunt them. Where you can hunt them, bears are good eating. 
Posted on 7/31/21 at 6:49 pm to rjacksonmroctober
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An indicator of what?
A healthy ecosystem. If bears are doing well, a lot of other species usually are as well.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 7:25 pm to Yukon7
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bears are good eating
Really?
Posted on 7/31/21 at 8:18 pm to rjacksonmroctober
We had major bear problems at our hunting lease in Mexico for years. Bears just tear the feeders up. They knock them down and then jump up and down on the barrels and will rip the spinner assembly off and get the corn out. We tried a lot of things but nothing really worked great.
I built a few of these and put them in known problem areas and they never had an issue. We have about 20 of these now.
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Bottom of cage swings open for access. Barrel just sits in between the 4 posts with no straps. A bear would have to lift it straight up to get it out. They have tried and we find lots of bear fur in the expanded metal from time to time. Left the expanded metal sticking up on top and bottom as a sharp paw deterrent.
First 2 were installed in 2013 and we have had zero problems with bears damaging a single one or damaging a single spinner. We used to hate bears now no one cares about them.
I built a few of these and put them in known problem areas and they never had an issue. We have about 20 of these now.
[/img] [/img] Bottom of cage swings open for access. Barrel just sits in between the 4 posts with no straps. A bear would have to lift it straight up to get it out. They have tried and we find lots of bear fur in the expanded metal from time to time. Left the expanded metal sticking up on top and bottom as a sharp paw deterrent.
First 2 were installed in 2013 and we have had zero problems with bears damaging a single one or damaging a single spinner. We used to hate bears now no one cares about them.
This post was edited on 7/31/21 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 7/31/21 at 8:29 pm to rjacksonmroctober
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bears on your hunting land a bad thing
Not for hunters. For those that consider throwing out 50 lbs of corn at a time hunting, they can be a pain in the arse.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 8:56 pm to Mr Wonderful
Bears are native. Pigs are not.
Bears belong. Pigs do not.
Bears belong. Pigs do not.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 9:04 pm to Mr Wonderful
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Not for hunters. For those that consider throwing out 50 lbs of corn at a time hunting, they can be a pain in the arse.
For when hunting hard means you ran out of propane for your heater
Posted on 7/31/21 at 9:08 pm to upgrade
Yes, tasted a lot like a ribeye. You could substitute beef with bear. It won’t be a problem here, but up north where plant based food can be more scarce, the bear can taste fishy because they eat a lot of fish in fall/winter.
Posted on 7/31/21 at 10:37 pm to rjacksonmroctober
Not a bad thing. Just a thing. We’re covered up with them and it’s time they gave us a few tags. Until you’ve spent time around Tensas, you won’t believe the population size we have. On one trip over a while back, I saw 8 bears in less than 24 hours. Basically, one afternoon and one morning.
They eat feeders. I don’t care about that. They eat wood shoot houses. That sucks.
They eat feeders. I don’t care about that. They eat wood shoot houses. That sucks.
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