what a cute bear
lol, i doubt that bears eat marijuana plants, but im not certain..
im sure you know the rules when walking through bear territory- make noise to ensure that they know your coming and not to scare them..
what happened with your bear encounter? did he just slowly saunter off after you took the pic or what?
i've heard of this trick........
take a few cans of WD-40 or brake parts cleaner. smear them with bacon grease and place around your grow area. once the bear bites into it he will never come back.
any way you put it there are a lot of black bears in my area, so anywhere i end up going I am going to run into the possibility of seeing one, I decided against going to that one spot as I would rather not go to a spot i know there is a bear around... There is plenty of bush around me, and plenty of potential spots.Black bear are nothing to worry about. It's extremely rare that one would ever attack a human; only happens a few times a year nationwide, and there are tens of millions of people living and playing in close proximity to bears. Almost all bear attacks result from a human getting between Mrs. Bear and her cubs, or a young bear looking for new territory advancing too far into a human habitat and getting himself into a situation where he feels trapped or cornered. I can't tell much about that bear from your picture, but it's probably fairly young - less than 5 years, I'd say. I think it's a female from the shape of its face, but I'm out of practice, so I'm not sure. If it is a female, she's of breeding age, so you should be careful for the next few weeks in case she has cubs nearby. By mid-summer, the cubs will be larger, and she won't be so lethally protective of them. When they're small and helpless, she's got a hair trigger, and will maul anything that looks like it's even thinking of entertaining the idea of sticking its tongue out in the general direction of a cub.
As for eating your plants, don't sweat it. That's not the sort of thing they typically go for. Their entire summer is dedicated to getting as fat as possible to prepare for hibernation, and marijuana just isn't very fattening. They prefer fatty, higher-protein foods like grubs and insects, and fruits and berries in the late summer. Look for bear signs around your grow. Are there are a lot of dead trees that look they're torn to shit? That's a bear. Bears are territorial; once they find an area they like, they tend to stick close to it, or keep coming back. A bear may have several such areas in its territory, and it'll spend almost all its time commuting back and forth between them. If you're growing in one of those areas, you can expect to see quite a lot of your bear over the course of the season, so if it makes you uncomfortable, pick a different spot.
A previous poster mentioned that having bear around would keep the deer at bay, but unfortunately that's not really going to work. Deer don't care about bear. A bear might spook a deer when it's blundering around in the brush, but that's just because it's a big clumsy something that startles the deer. Bears aren't a predator that deer live in mortal fear of, like wolves or cougar. They co-exist in the same habitat without any problem. One thing that is encouraging about the bear, however, is that having a bear nearby generally means there aren't a whole lot of humans wandering around in there. Of course, the other thing it could mean is that you're right next to a dump or a campground, which obviously would not be to your advantage, but that's up to you to determine.
Edit: I should make clear that everything I said here pertains to black bear, because that's the brand of bear featured in the photo. If you live in a western state and spot a grizzly near your grow, my advice would be to get the fuck out of there and don't come back. They're very similar to black bears in that they, also, do not typically eat marijuana; but they differ from black bears in that they do eat marijuana growers.
And more details from the source that the Wiki article cites -Like many animals, they seldom attack unless cornered, threatened, or wounded. They are less likely to attack humans than grizzly bears and typically flee for cover as soon as they identify a human visitor.... Although 14 North Americans have been killed since the year 2000, it is estimated that there have been only 56 documented killings of humans by black bears in North America in the past 100 years.
Offensive or predatory or predaceous attacks on humans by black bears do occur but are very rare. During the period 1900-2003, there have been 52 human fatalities from black bears, more than 80% of which were predatory in nature. Of these, 5 have occurred in Alaska, 11 in the lower 48 USA, and the remainder in Canada. Non-fatal predatory attacks are more frequent but still rare. The trend of bear-inflicted injuriesat least in Canadahas grown along with the human population. Predatory attacks have typically been in remote or rural areas, probably where bears have little or no experience with people, and almost always have involved male bears. Persons most at risk have been those hiking, fishing, berry picking or working in remote areas. In British Columbia between1960-1997, 77% of black bear attacks involved such persons. Recently, there is some indication that predatory attacks are increasing in more settled areas, although data are yet sparse. Wounded bears and sows protecting young are a small component of the serious injuries or fatalities from black bears.
Overall, black bears are extraordinarily tolerant of humans, even under substantial provocation. In Yellowstone National Park, injuries from black bears averaged 2.7 per million visitors between 1970-1979 and from 1980-1994, 0.5 per million. Roadside injuries decreased due to vigorous public education and the removal of food-conditioned bears. In New York State (1960-80), only 3 minor bear-related injuries occurred during 77 million recreation days.
Oh, you're welcome. But keep in mind, if you've got a lot of woods around and a lot of bear in your area, no matter where you go there will be bear. You won't see them, but they're there. It was just one in a million that you spotted that one, and again, probably a good sign for a grower because it suggests that she feels comfortable there because she's not used to seeing humans.any way you put it there are a lot of black bears in my area, so anywhere i end up going I am going to run into the possibility of seeing one, I decided against going to that one spot as I would rather not go to a spot i know there is a bear around... There is plenty of bush around me, and plenty of potential spots.
p.s. thanks for all the advice
rotflmfao... fdd, wow... took me a few min to stop laughing at that video.... too funny, "oh look a eagle" lmao... wonder if that would work... lolit's a bear. black or brown i'm outta here. lol YouTube - Bear Fight