God damn bears!!!!! How to bear proof your crop???

Does anyone know how to bear proof a crop from Black bears? I have been run off my grow by Black Bears. First they got my food. (I had no idea they were around or I would have locked it in a box) The have been back every night over the last week. Digging up my shitters and now they are eating non food items and trampeling my plants!!!!!!!! List of destruction to date.... north face slick rock tent, a months worth of food, foot powder, a large rool of hemp twine, 2.5 gallons of botanicare pure blend pro grow, 2.6 gallons liquid karma, 1 bottle Azimax, bottel of hydrogen peroxide, 1 colman 1pound propane cylinder, 1 two and a half foot tall white shark plant!!! and about half a dozen 1 foot tall Shishkaberry plants!!!! Unfortunatly Shooting those cocksuckers is not an option. any legitimate ideas?

hmmm idk man? poss this? dont know your budget or grow size
http://www.waterstrider.com/bear-repellent-portable-electric-fence.htm

What you mean you can't shoot them? You're already breaking the law and now you're going to go hungry as well. I'd definitely shoot them.... just make a silencer.

yea dude get some of that bear pepper spray just incase they pop in on you

First off-bears will not eat your crop. They will help keep away the animals that do (deer etc). Keep your food or anything else that has an odor to atract them in air proof containers. and off the ground. Put chicken wire cage around plants to make the bear walk around them. I have alot of bears near mine and it's a good thing, helps keeps thieves away lol.
For your own protection get a cross bow, quiet and lots of killing power. Remember, if you can't kill it with the first shot then don't shoot, you don't want an angry bear ( goes for gun or bow). Also, if you do kill one, you'll need to drag away a 300lb+ dead animal. If not you'll have coyotes all over for a free meal.

Just my opinion Snake

They're not coming for the plants. Sorry, but once they get a taste of food, you're stuck with them for awhile. Unless you are going to build a god-almighty fence, the best you can do is wait them out while figuring out how to become unattractive to them. No bird feeders, no food-containing compost piles, no pet feeders, no outside unsecured garbage...nothing that a big, hungry, not-very-picky eater might be interested in. Any damage they do to your plants is incidental to their search for food. Take away their incentive, and eventually it's no longer worth their time to visit you. Good luck.

Ok first off it's a medical grow. Totally legit. Second is I can't kill the bears cuz the lady that owns the land has prohibited it. This is just my guess but if bears will eat pesticide and propane they might just be able to choke down a few smelly weed plants. My concers are mostly the trampeling thing. They already stomped down half a dozen. I have bear spray and a rape whistle (in case the bear tries to rape me) what I need is something to make the bastards stay out of my spot or move all together.

dam612 said:

hmmm idk man? poss this? dont know your budget or grow size
http://www.waterstrider.com/bear-repellent-portable-electric-fence.htm

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Wow that might work thnx dam612 + rep 2u

Bear mase is savage try that.Iv seen it in action its brutal shit

Three years ago, I was lucky enough to put a plot of 40 gurls right ontop of a bear den. A momma bear and her two cubs, literally dwelled underneath my plants. When I first got to the plot, on my first trip back to see the gurls, I smelled this god aweful stench....BEAR!!

I was unarmed, so I high tailed it straight out of the woods. When I returned home, I called a good buddie of mine who does Hunting Trip Expoditions, and asked for advice.
He told me that not much in the world will scare away a mother bear, especially if she has cubs. But, out of desperation he recommended a predators urine of some assortment.
He suggested Mountian Lions Urine.
I picked up a 12 oz. bottle of some of the stink nasty ass shit you could ever smell, right off of ebay.
Once I got the package, I went back into the woods, were I walked straight into Momma Bear getting a snack off of MY DEAR GURLS.
I climbed a Pine tree, and decided to sit back, and try not to cry at the sight of devistation. I proceeded to dip my tampoons in the urine and then start throwing them in the general direction of the Bears.
( Word of advice, dont climb trees near bears, they are expert climbers.)
After using up all of the urine, I started to notice that the bear was not happy to smell fresh urine. She bee lined straight into her den. She emerged with her two cubs, and that was the last I saw of them. All in all, I lost 11 girls.

I know its not eco-friendly to continue to push bears away from their habitat of choice. I do regret having to push them away just so I could cultivate. I should have just accepted the hand that mother nature dealt me. But, I shared my story, in hopes that, if you dont care about bears, maybe the urine I used, could, or would work for you. Good Luck, and I hope I helped.

Peace, Love and Happiness

Bear mace, and a BFG (big fuckin gun) for when ur there, wait first let me ask, do u need a shoulder bag to carry ur massive balls around in? Never would I return at the site of bears ramsackin my spot. I'd have an indo op so fast ur head would spin lol. As for when ur not there, chemical nutrients will be LESS attractive to them. And kepping food either on you or up in a tree a half mile a way will help a bit too, they're strong climbers tho, if one EVER surprises you and ur unarmed, head calmly (easier said I know) to a body of water, they hate it, and if they don't leave u alone, u can outswim them. I have no real greatful tips for this, just thought I'd share what thoughts came to mind lol. Ur nuts man. Gl and keep ur eyes open.

I'm not absolutely sure this will work, but it has kept other less dangerous critters away from my plants and my garden for years. All you have to do is think like an animal. Get yourself a pony keg, invite male friends you can trust to come drink it with you, and then piss a perimeter around your plants. In nature, this equates to marking your territory, and bears MAY respect your perimeter or not. I know this technique works great on herbivores, can't make any promises regarding large omnivores, but it certainly couldn't hurt to try it. I do know that female urine ( which lacks testostrerone ) is basically ineffective. Good luck and please don't hurt the bears if you can help it. After all, they are just doing their bear thing and not intentionally stomping your crop.

The camp is totaly clean of food. They got me once on the food. Their dez is about 75 yard away from my spot. I did not see it cuz I didn't walk through about 50 yards of thick ass black berry bushes. Those things are wicked! I have since followed the path the bears blazed right back to the den. I have pissed on everything I could. My dog pissed on everything he could. I put gas on rags and hung it on the trail. They just made a new one! I put up empty cans on fishing line trip wires to make noise. All to no effect. I think the next thing on the list is the portable electric fence and a bottle of animal piss. I just wanna go manno a manno (with a 30.06) with them but that is part of the deal no guns on the property. I have a .45 in my bag but if I shoot it it is over for the season.

um get the 30/30 out or better yet wait about 3 weeks and its archery bait that motherfucker with some old meat and kill him!

I know no human alive can out RUN a bear, makes me question whether HUMANS are the FASTER swimmer. I would sure hope so, cause your fighting skills go way down the minute you get into a body of water. I too, believe one must have balls that klank when they go unarmed into the woods. I much believe its better to be caught with one, than without one Big Fucking Gun.

I go mushroom picking deep in the woods and mountains. Sometimes I carry my 12 gauge all fricken day long and sometimes I dont bother with it. I see bears with and without my gun but they never ever come very close and dont seem interested. There is alot of cougars where I am also, I have never seen one of them but that's a good thing lol

I don't know about the pissing thing. Never worked for me but we don't have bears here. I remember when I used to piss near my plants it seemed to attract animals. I remember one time I pissed around the perimeter came back a week later and a pig ripped my plant in half and took a shit at the base of the stalk. Ever since I switched to planter bags and pots instead of directly in the ground the animals never messed with me. I kinda think it's the smell of plastic that they don't like. Not sure if that would help against bears.

Bear problems huh? Just punch that fuck in the nose, put a saddle on him and ride!

milowerx96 said:

Ok first off it's a medical grow. Totally legit. Second is I can't kill the bears cuz the lady that owns the land has prohibited it. This is just my guess but if bears will eat pesticide and propane they might just be able to choke down a few smelly weed plants. My concers are mostly the trampeling thing. They already stomped down half a dozen. I have bear spray and a rape whistle (in case the bear tries to rape me) what I need is something to make the bastards stay out of my spot or move all together.

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Rape whistle...thanks now I'll be laughing to myself all day! Thats some funny shit. That sux about your plants,bears are hard to get rid of without drawing attention. This is gross but putting urine,amonia,hair clippings, and some pepper around your garden will help keep them away. Learned it from an old man in the mountains of N.H. Good luck and have a stoney 1.

Um, to the guy who said "if you find urself face to face with a bear, head for water, they hate water"..... watch a nature show. Bears love water. They hunt fish in water all day long, you'd be walking right onto their dinner plate, rofl!

As for OP, set a "BEAR TRAP" hence the name "B-E-A-R T-R-A-P"

And if that fails, well then get some riot control rubber pellet blasters. Send them bastards runnin.

Oh, and the rape whistle thing is effin hilarious....
NO YOGI!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!