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Bear-resistant garbage
containers are available through Allied Waste:
Help
Keep Track of Bears in the Rattlesnake
How to
Keep Bears Out of Your Yard
A FED BEAR IS A
DEAD
BEAR!
PEOPLE AND FOOD:
Do not leave food outside unattended, particularly at night.
BBQ grills should be kept clean and in a secure building, garage or shed
when not in use. Do not keep refrigerators or freezers outside.
TRASH:
Keep all trash including aluminum cans recycling in a secure building,
garage or shed. Put out trash the day of pick-up. Put trash out no
sooner than 7:00am, Thursday morning.
BIRDFEEDERS:
The best option is not to feed birds while bears are active (March - November) but
if you do, hang the feeders out of reach. This means
at least 10 feet up and 4 feet out from the tree trunk or pole. Other
options include bringing feeders in at night or only placing a cup of seed in
the feeder per day, so if a bear finds it there is no food for him to get.
PET FOOD:
If your pets are allowed in the house, feed them in the house. If
they are outside pets, feed only during the day, and feed only the amount the
animal eats in a single feeding. Bring the bowls in at night so there is no
uneaten food left outside.
LIVESTOCK & POULTRY FEEDS:
Especially attractive are horse pellets, 3-way mixes (corn, oats and barley
mixed with molasses), cracked corn and oats, and chicken scratch. Store all
feeds in metal containers with lock down lids (55 gallon drums work well) inside
a secure building, garage or shed. Feed in a bucket or tub so that you can
remove and secure any uneaten food. Do not place these feeds out for other
wildlife species.
FRUIT TREES:
Pick fruit as it becomes ripe and remove any fruit on the ground.
Store all picked fruit inside a secure building, garage or shed. Electric
fencing is very effective if properly constructed.
VEGETABLE & FLOWER GARDENS:
Most gardens are alright, however, bears will dig up and eat carrots
and some flower bulbs. Do not use blood meal. Electric fencing is
very effective if properly constructed.
COMPOST PILES:
Not recommended. If you must have a compost pile, enclose it with
electric fencing. Don't put meat, fish, melon rinds and other pungent
scraps in the pile. Better yet, compost only leaves and grass, not kitchen
scraps. Keep the pile aerated and properly turned. Add lime to
promote decomposition and reduce odor.
VEHICLES:
Don't leave trash, groceries or animal feed in your vehicle. Bears
can and do pry open car and truck doors and break windows to get at food or
coolers and other items they associate with food.
For more information, please click on one of the links below.
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