They're just out looking to eat/feed their families.
I follow a strict regimen to put any potential food inside, and use lockable garbage bins in a second home (the community is required to do the same).
The objective is to make sure they remain wild, and not used to foraging for food around houses.
Had them once attack my hot tub. They removed the lid, and got in. I had the lid replaced with a different type of insulated lid material that bears don't like.
Good luck with that, but they will probably be back looking for food in the same spot.
I don't understand why some people feel the urge to hunt black bears :-(
@Northwest i dont understand either. The meat is gamey, greasy and awful. I feel like it must be akin to eating a heavily fattened human.
I will have to keep bringing in the seed for the rest of the spring and summer. Then again next year. After that i should be good. Ive been here for many years. This is a first. Ive seen them, but never on my property.
