Rod Masnica describes how he killed a huge nuisance bear that had occupied the backyard and porch for six hours. With the 2004 cancellation of the Ontario spring bear hunt nuisance calls escalated to over 71, 360 phone reports to the Ministry of Natural Resources by 2010. This was Rod’s third nuisance bear [...]
Garbage is the number one reason bears are drawn onto properties. What cottagers can do: Never leave garbage behind. If you must leave before garbage day, or if you do not have curbside collection, take your garbage with you when you go. Take it to an approved waste disposal site. Fill bird feeders only [...]
Dan enticed this nice black bear into his bow range
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Bob Martell in Nova Scotia has the local moose addicted to Mineral Fountain. In central Ontario I had to suspend my pail of Mineral Fountain well above a stump to keep the bears from gobbling the whole pail at one sitting. I
Bear Wise program has proven to be long on words, short on results For years, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.) has warned the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) that the cancellation of the spring bear hunt and its replacement with the provincial Bear Wise Program would negatively impact public safety. Instead of [...]