Bear vs. Bird feeders

[Water Rat]

So I’m sitting in my ladder stand this morning when I get a text message from my neighbor. He has these security video cameras around his house and he sends me a video of a black bear walking across his backyard. I’m thinking to myself  I bet it destroyed my bird feeders. Sure enough….. I get home and go look. The bird and suet feeder are down but salvageable. I have a mulch pile that the coons and woodchucks den up in but this hole is big enough for a bear to go in. I’ve been here about 22 years and this is the first time a bear has been seen in the neighborhood. Pretty cool in a way.

[lucky118]

Nice. My bird feeder is 15 ft up on the side  of the house outside my window. My wood siding has scratches  in it. Lol. So does my car bumper which is parked nxt to the garbage cans. He tried last night but I opened the door and yelled at him.

[Bucksnbows]

Sucks the bear found your feeders. He/she/they will be back.  This is my only bear proof feeder. I leave the suet feeders empty until mid December when our NJ bears are mostly denned up.