scaredychicken
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- Joined
- Jul 21, 2012
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- Location
- Salmon Arm BC, Canada
- Tractor
- John Deere 160 (1988), Arctic Cat 400 ATV (2006), Kubota BX23S (2018), Jacobsen Super Chief 1450 (1969), Cub Cadet RZT S50 zero turn mower (2012)
So 2012 was a bad year for bears on our property - they (4-5) started to arrive in late June and were hungry, small / scrawny but deadly to 17 of our heritage chickens. The chickens are secured - yet again. (so is the garbage etc.) Our 12 lb jack russell treed them several times last year... up to 5 hrs at a time.
Earlier this week (early May 2013) we discover bear scat on the driveway. On Wed night I come home to see a (guesstimated) 220 lb black bear wondering by the garage doors. Almost twice the size of our visitors last year. We have lived here for 12 years and know that they live in a den on the property, but only in the last 2 years have they been a nuisance. This one managed to get another chicken, before we knew the bears were roaming. Going to try to deter them with VERY HOT (spicy) SAUCE, as suggested to us by others.
Our 12 lb J R Quincy (aka "the Quincinator") is the best farm dog we've had. Fearless to a fault. Survived coyotes, eagles, bears, a vehicle injury, other dogs and a bear attack last year. Quincy is back at it protecting his property - I had to get up and let him out to warn the bear ... as I typed this note).
Conservation has been very busy, and have given us suggestions, but they rarely arrive in time to locate the wandering menace. They got one with the bear tank last year.
Posting mostly to share our experiences, and to brag about our dog. We want to get another larger outdoor dog, as a tag team partner for Quincy - and after some research, it is probably going to be an Anatolian Shepherd.
cheers, CK
Earlier this week (early May 2013) we discover bear scat on the driveway. On Wed night I come home to see a (guesstimated) 220 lb black bear wondering by the garage doors. Almost twice the size of our visitors last year. We have lived here for 12 years and know that they live in a den on the property, but only in the last 2 years have they been a nuisance. This one managed to get another chicken, before we knew the bears were roaming. Going to try to deter them with VERY HOT (spicy) SAUCE, as suggested to us by others.
Our 12 lb J R Quincy (aka "the Quincinator") is the best farm dog we've had. Fearless to a fault. Survived coyotes, eagles, bears, a vehicle injury, other dogs and a bear attack last year. Quincy is back at it protecting his property - I had to get up and let him out to warn the bear ... as I typed this note).
Conservation has been very busy, and have given us suggestions, but they rarely arrive in time to locate the wandering menace. They got one with the bear tank last year.
Posting mostly to share our experiences, and to brag about our dog. We want to get another larger outdoor dog, as a tag team partner for Quincy - and after some research, it is probably going to be an Anatolian Shepherd.
cheers, CK