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Unbelievable what our neighborhood has become...
You sure that's not one of your Newfies?
Geez, I didn't even know you had bears in Jersey.
Yep, one of the "Game Warden reality show" (the one based in Maine, I think?) episodes had a segment wherein the trooper was advising a local about proper construction of a garbage shed as the only permanent solution to ongoing activity.nice! yeah bear, moose, and deer population are all on the rise in the northeast. as is residential sprawl. makes for some interesting coexistence! the problem is once a bear gets addicted to human food, it can become a nuisance and possibly a threat to humans. in some cases they are caught and released into the wild, but in many cases they are put down. GAD, may want to hang your trash from a tree! (or at least keep it in the garage or shed)
Now there's no call to go insulting poor defenseless virii.The problem around here is that people are stupid (no surprise) and the bears get accustomed to people being around because it's NJ and people are like a virus.
Yeah, ol redneck down the road sez to me a long time ago; "The more trash you got, the more bear you got". The logic is irrefutable... We don't have garbage service and I keep ZERO trash on hand at any time.
Is that a wasp trap on that tree, or a bird feeder?
If a bear gets into your car at Yosemite (it's not pretty when a bear gets in your car), they make it hurt a little worse, or a LOT worse by slapping you with a fine, and hauling your car off...
My favorite was a pic by the warning posters with a wide eyed looking bear inside a Honda Civic, LOlllolololllLLLLLLL!!!!!