[kcrazorbackfan]

I was installing sprinkler donuts In the yard of our new home in Bradford and saw a pile of bear poop in the backyard that wasn’t there yesterday; it’s an eerie feeling when you see that in your yard.

I take our fur babies out at night before we go to bed; I will be going out armed from now on.

[dnobles]

Ha ha Funny that you know what bear poop looks like😅

[Bjeanj]

Uh oh. ‘Course, I had to look up what that looks like/how you can tell from, say a big dog.
:-(

[graciegirl]

Three years ago a neighbor spotted bears in B at Laurel Valley. Near the swampy area. Just once. You never know.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by dnobles

Ha ha Funny that you know what bear poop looks like������

Don’t see the humor in it since I have hunted bear before and do know what it looks like.

Originally Posted by Bjeanj

Uh oh. ‘Course, I had to look up what that looks like/how you can tell from, say a big dog.
:-(

I’ve had big dogs before; these turds were too big to come out of a dogs butt.

One of these days I’ll learn to quit posting fyi’s for the public.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

One of these days I’ll learn to quit posting fyi’s for the public.

Nah, don't do that. Just lighten up a bit and think about where you are! Is Taco Bell nearby?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

The more natural resources removed for development, the fewer places local animals have to call "home." They have to go somewhere. If you take their back yard for your lanai and birdcage, don't expect them to have gone far.

Also - if it's a Florida Black Bear, reconsider walking your dog armed to protect against it. First of all - it lives on an 80% vegetarian diet. It's not all that interested in meat. Second, and more importantly, it is protected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It is illegal to kill them.

If you come across a bear, either be completely still, or make a LOT of loud clanging obnoxious noise to scare it away. Take that big AR-15 of yours and bang it against the sidewalk, instead of shooting it. It'll get the bear to leave you alone, and it'll keep you out of jail.

[Topspinmo]

Well, guess what the land was bulldozed clear cut. They just can’t fly away.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Well, guess what the land was bulldozed clear cut. They just can’t fly away.

Exactly.

Basically - they were here first. You are the intruder. Get out of their way if you see them, and call Fish and Wildlife if you don't want to scare them away yourself.

[Altavia]

If you leave your garage door open, and have a fridge full of beer, bear's have no problem helping themselves to happy hour. Don't ask how I know

[Two Bills]

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[Dahabs]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

I was installing sprinkler donuts In the yard of our new home in Bradford and saw a pile of bear poop in the backyard that wasn’t there yesterday; it’s an eerie feeling when you see that in your yard.

I take our fur babies out at night before we go to bed; I will be going out armed from now on.

Thought bears only pooped in the woods.

[Mohawksin]

One of these days I’ll learn to quit posting fyi’s for the public.[/QUOTE]

Hey Razor Back, All you need to do is learn to be patient with many of the posters here. They spent most of their lives east of the Appalachians, deep in the concrete jungles.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Mohawksin

One of these days I’ll learn to quit posting fyi’s for the public.

Hey Razor Back, All you need to do is learn to be patient with many of the posters here. They spent most of their lives east of the Appalachians, deep in the concrete jungles.[/QUOTE]

Really? I spent 34 years east of the Appalachians, more than half my life, in the forests, far from any concrete jungles, and I’ve had black bears walk around my house peering into windows in the early afternoon when I had a dozen people over for lunch. One climbed a lovely dogwood try to rip down a bird feeder and killed the tree. Another climbed a young peach tree, eight feet high, to pick the ripe peaches and broke off the major limbs. My girlfriend in the woods of New Jersey (yes, there are a LOT of forests there) has a bear go through her yard every couple months, turning over the trash can, breaking the fence, ripping down the bird feeder. My 12 pound papillon chased one this summer and made it run. Her brother has hunted bear in Pennsylvania several times, with a bow. (Never got one.) Eastern Pennsylvania is such good country for bears that they are bigger and nearly always have twins, which is unusual.

[4glori]

It is good to be aware of any dangers around so I can be cautious. I once had a bear peek over my deck while I was having morning coffee out there. Did not know I could move that fast. 😂