Bears building lean to's!! Next thing you know they'll be subbing as drywallers. Very crafty bears in your neck of the woods. Good story though. : > > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 20:56:57 EDT > From: George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> > Subject: Re: MICE and moth balls, other uses, except bears > > Once I had my van parked at the edge of the woods for almost 2 weeks > while I > was away. When I returned, some saplings were pulled against the van > forming > a rudimentary lean to. A nature lover I know said it might be a bear > building > a den. That seemed to explained why the moth balls I was putting in > the > trash were not deterring what I thought were raccoons. Since things > were starting > to get a little serious, what with the bear planning on moving in for > an > extended period, I started to search for a serious solution. I called > the game > commission and they said to place a saucer of ammonia on top of my > trash cans. > That didn't work. So, I filled a balloon with ammonia and smeared it > with the > finest bacon grease that my butcher's bacon ever rendered. It must > have > worked because the bear never was heard of again. I'm just glad I > wasn't around > whenever he bit into that balloon; I think he was probably more than a > little > pissed. > > George |
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