RE: [puma-news] Bear on Deck

I was outside hackin away at the cheat grass day before yesterday about 10 am when I saw Doc (the border collie) tearing down the meadow past me.  It took me a couple seconds to spot his object - a medium size black bear working his way down the meadow about 200 feet away.  The dog chased him off, over the barbed wire fence where doc was stopped by his radio collar. The bear disappeared into the aspen grove at the end of Hazelwood.  Although I hadn't noticed him/her, there was no way the bear was not aware of my presence - seems remarkably bold.

 

Don Van Wie
OneRain, Inc.
The Rainfall Company
1531 Skyway Drive, Suite D
Longmont, CO  80504-6270

Tel:   (303) 258-0170
Ofc:  (303) 774-2033

Web: www.onerain.com

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From: owner-puma-news@www.puma-net.org on behalf of Rosalie Bargmann
Sent: Sat 6/11/2005 3:59 PM
To: Terry Greenberg; PUMA Mailing Listna
Subject: Re: [puma-news] Bear on Deck

Thanks, Terry.  We've had two visits (that we know of) by a bear.  One was at the edge of our back yard area (dusk), right near the woods.  He wasn't in any hurry to leave, even after three blasts of the air horn.   The bears are quite bold this spring!

 

Rosalie (and Jerry)

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From: Terry Greenberg

To: PUMA Mailing Listna

Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 6:23 AM

Subject: [puma-news] Bear on Deck

Hi All

Forgot about the sunflower seed birdfeeder last night.  I was awaken at
5:15 AM by my barking dog.  It was a medium?? sized black bear who wouldn't
move off the deck from all the barking and me yelling "GET OFF!"  So I got
pot and pan and opened the door and started banging BUT Alfalfa ran out on
the deck and chased the bear off the deck and then up a few trees.  Finally
the bear is "gone."  Not too much damage to the birdfeeder but I'll
remember each night now.

Terry Greenberg