The bird feeder thing is true, buddy of mine lives near Eau Claire WI every yr when the neighborhood bear comes out of hibernation it raises hell on his bird feeders. Some yrs he get lucky and it hits the neighbors 1st and he gets his put away in time.
Chupacabra?
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The bird feeder thing is true, buddy of mine lives near Eau Claire WI every yr when the neighborhood bear comes out of hibernation it raises hell on his bird feeders. Some yrs he get lucky and it hits the neighbors 1st and he gets his put away in time.
They have no legal status in Iowa, so you can shoot them if you feel it's necessary. Not saying thats what someone SHOULD do, just saying if you feel a threat to yourself or livestock you can deal with it.
Yeah and they generally retreat back into their normal food sources in the forest once the spring/summer really get going. Coming out of winter super hungry makes them pretty desperate.
Interesting. They pass through SW WI and there's usually one in the Madison area every spring but I've not heard of them sticking around.
Lived in NW WI for a while it seemed they don't bother livestock much but will raise hell in a cornfield they sit down and rake all the corn to them they can eat. Then move over and do it again. Knew some people that actually turned in bear damage to the DNR.
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I'm glad I learned the word "bano." People were giving me weird looks when I asked for "el roomo de poopo."
I've seen a chupacabra and it looked nothing like that. Clear day driving down a country road after work I saw one on the side of the road. About the size of a big raccoon, long tail, long neck, round head , bright red eyes, spikes down it's back. As I drove past it showed it's teeth and took off running. Ran like a lizard. Jumped into some brush grabbing with both it's front and back feet or hands. Got a really good look. I'm convinced they're out there.
Our community borders a fairly large regional park. There's been a mama bear and a couple of cubs wandering around our community in the NW Twin Cities suburbs. They pretty much stick to themselves and have only damaged a few bird/squirrel/deer feeders. It's also been a nice distraction on the community Facebook page. More talk about the bear family means less complaining about the new golf cart on streets/trails rules, smoking at the new outdoor amphitheater, and how bad our local Chipotle is.
As of this summer, we now officially have a black bear population in Rochester, MN.
Yeah I learned about that from the signage at the park's single track trails. A mother with cubs is something to not mess around with but apparently she has never been reported aggressive.
BTW your Chipotle is much better than the BP one.
