953 nut 55,075 #1 Posted June 19, 2020 Just about sundown I heard a knock on the door, looked up and saw this little guy (or gal) checking things out. Only stands about four feet tall. No Bear food here so he moved on. I took in the bird feeder a few minutes earlier. 7 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,075 #2 Posted June 19, 2020 Just about sundown I heard a knock on the door, looked up and saw this little guy (or gal) checking things out. Only stands about four feet tall. No Bear food here so he moved on. I took in the bird feeder a few minutes earlier. 10 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bottjernat1 2,190 #3 Posted June 19, 2020 Hey thats looks like somebody i work with! LOL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175 #4 Posted June 19, 2020 The Bear knocked on the door??? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelman 251 #5 Posted June 19, 2020 How cool is that? Although they can quickly become a nuisance. I am in the process of live trapping (and releasing) raccoons. They too are attracted to my bird feeders and I have caught 15 in the last five weeks or so. I've been taking them for a five mile ride and releasing them. Several of my friends think I should be disposing of them rather than releasing. The last two were small kits so I'm pretty sure I caught the mother last week. We have left the bird feeders on the deck the past few nights and they haven't been bothering them. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,789 #6 Posted June 19, 2020 Bear sightings around here are very few and far between. This one was found last week in a town nearby. At our old house, there was one just a couple miles down the road sighted at a pond I’d toss a row boat in and cast (not much catching going on) a worm around once in a while. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,871 #7 Posted June 19, 2020 bird feeders...........no way, let them eat the bugs! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cvans 1,009 #8 Posted June 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, steelman said: I have caught 15 in the last five weeks or so. I've been taking them for a five mile ride and releasing them. Don't be surprised if your catching the same Coons over and over. 5 miles is nothing for them to travel and they might just beat you home. 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,778 #9 Posted June 19, 2020 Was going to say the same thing Cvans... catch one and move it and all the cousins move in! Too bad he wasn't facing the camera ...Next time ask him to pose Dick! 54 minutes ago, Terry M said: The Bear knocked on the door??? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #10 Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, 953 nut said: Just about sundown I heard a knock on the door, looked up and saw this little guy (or gal) checking things out. Only stands about four feet tall. No Bear food here so he moved on. I took in the bird feeder a few minutes earlier. I think that I may have seen that bear before. Edited June 19, 2020 by bcgold 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,789 #11 Posted June 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Cvans said: Don't be surprised if your catching the same Coons over and over. 5 miles is nothing for them to travel and they might just beat you home. maybe he should get some costume hair dye and give ‘em a sqonk stripe to be sure? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,593 #12 Posted June 19, 2020 Is that Yogi or Boo Boo ? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,292 #13 Posted June 19, 2020 Not uncommon for them to walk through our backyard. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #15 Posted June 19, 2020 7 hours ago, Cvans said: Don't be surprised if your catching the same Coons over and over. 5 miles is nothing for them to travel and they might just beat you home. Some years back I watched a programme about feral cats. A family of them lived in an old barn and the tomcat was caught and fitted with a tracker. Each night that cat travelled the same circuit. Seven miles. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #16 Posted June 19, 2020 3 hours ago, WHX24 said: 3 hours ago, WHX24 said: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #17 Posted June 19, 2020 Nothing I could say would give WHX24 enough credit for that pist..... I mean post,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,075 #18 Posted June 20, 2020 23 hours ago, Terry M said: The Bear knocked on the door??? No, it bumped into the rocking chair and it knocked on the door. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,075 #19 Posted June 20, 2020 23 hours ago, TractorJunkie said: bird feeders...........no way, let them eat the bugs! It is not as much a bird feeder as it is a home entertainment center for the cats. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
