Quote Originally Posted by Hummer View Post
Probably not. A feeder would have to be at least 7 1/2 ft. off the ground be out of bear reach, and bears can jump, I've seen them do it. If the feeder's mounted on a high metal pole like one of mine is, a bear can just push and bend the pole over.

Bears that become accustomed to raiding feeders become problem bears and eventually become dead bears. The idea is to give them an unpleasant experience around human habitation so they don't return. The rubber buckshot was issued to me by a wildlife officer.

Btw, I'm very careful to not leave feeders out or accessible after dark when bears typically forage. Don't want bear problems.
Guy we know in the foothills. FORGOT he had 1/2 a sandwich in his saddlebags. Said he was on the deck looking down the hill, was trying to figure out what sort of junk ended up at the bottom of the ravine. It dawns on him it was his HD ! Seems one of the local fauna got it one way or the other. The other was slashed saddle bags, seat, damaged fenders and tank. The rest was from being knocked down over and down the hill.

Most definitely crowd control early one hopefully keeps other visitors out of the area.