Re: [nafex] Bears in orchards

["victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>]

There was a woman in Tenn that was killed by a bear this spring. I have saved
both news stories on my computer. (Some of you may know that I have a limited
experience dealing with bears while 'exploring'.) While both of these attacks
'appeared to be unprovoked' I am a firm believer that what we consider
'unprovoked' and what a sow w/cub considers 'unprovoked' are two different
things. Anyway, in the absence of a strong fencing system including dogs
(within), my best idea would be to see if local game authorities are willing to
trap and relocate bears. This would have to be a situation, though, that is
justified by potential income loss or a real safety threat. If only a few trees
are threatened, dogs penned in or staked out with trees are not to be
underestimated as a deterrent provided they are serious about their job. This
is not your typical pet. For safety's sake, whenever  bears could show up, be
noisy, be alert, give them what they want most - a chance to avoid you!
Vic in northern NH (41 degrees this AM)

Claude Jolicoeur wrote:

> Some of you might have heard about a bear attact on an athlete near Quebec
> City a few weeks ago. It seems that the bear population has been increasing
> regularely during last years - at least in this area. Most years, bears pay
> me a visit in my orchard, eat some apples, and leave a few traces of their
> passage (the sort of trace you can walk on, slip on, etc...) - these visits
> do not bother me too much as I can share a few apples with them. Some
> years, however, the situation gets quite worse: years where there are very
> little wild fruits because of bad conditions during flowering, for example,
> the bears get hungry and come in much greater number to eat apples. They
> can then do quite a lot of damage to the trees.
>
> Unfortunately, I expect this year might be a bad year for bears - all the
> condition are there for them to come in great number for my apples.
>
> I was wondering if the fishing line that was proposed for deer control
> could be efficient to prevent the bears from coming in the orchard.
>
> Any others on the list have tried something about bears?
>
> Claude Jolicoeur, Quebec.
>
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