Bears can smell food and trash from miles away. It is critically important that people who live in Bear Country remember that bears may consider anything with an odor a food source. Please eliminate/secure any attractants so that bears cannot access them.
The following tips will help protect your home from bears:
- Store garbage in a secure building until you dispose of it.
- Use bear-resistant containers to secure trash and make sure they are closed and locked.
- Remove bird feeders from March through November.
- Consider attracting birds with nest boxes, birdhouses, and bird baths instead of feeders.
- Install permanent or temporary electric fencing around gardens, fruit trees, or berry bushes. Pick up dropped fruit.
- Permanent and temporary electric fencing can help protect chickens and bee boxes.
- Clean grills after use and store them in a secure building.