Bear risk/spray?

tis · 08-20-2025, 04:47 PM

WE had a bear in our yard last night. Our neighbor feeds the birds and of course that draws them.

pondguy · 08-20-2025, 06:33 PM

I have had bears in my yard in the past now whenever I have a full bag of trash I take a trip to the Meredith dump. Also I keep the gas grill on the porch real clean they seemed to have liked my cooking in the past.

ApS · 08-21-2025, 05:23 AM

A major landowner (Merwin Horn) on Wolfeboro Neck informed me he'd never seen a bear here even before WWII.

Recently, a neighbor texted me, "You've a big bear in your back yard."

I took a quick snapshot, and retreated to the house. I figured even if he broke in through the front (lakeside) door, I could crawl out the bedroom window and make the short run to my truck.

I then got a second text saying, "Make that, TWO big bears."

08-21-2025, 05:23 AM	#3
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,955 Thanks: 2,231 Thanked 783 Times in 559 Posts	Most Memorable Contact... A major landowner (Merwin Horn) on Wolfeboro Neck informed me he'd never seen a bear here even before WWII. Recently, a neighbor texted me, "You've a big bear in your back yard." I took a quick snapshot, and retreated to the house. I figured even if he broke in through the front (lakeside) door, I could crawl out the bedroom window and make the short run to my truck. I then got a second text saying, "Make that, TWO big bears." __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

08-20-2025, 04:47 PM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,790 Thanks: 757 Thanked 1,467 Times in 1,023 Posts	WE had a bear in our yard last night. Our neighbor feeds the birds and of course that draws them.

08-20-2025, 06:33 PM	#2
pondguy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 279 Thanks: 591 Thanked 205 Times in 129 Posts	I have had bears in my yard in the past now whenever I have a full bag of trash I take a trip to the Meredith dump. Also I keep the gas grill on the porch real clean they seemed to have liked my cooking in the past.

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