Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Errghh YOGI!!

Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by copperhead, Jun 9, 2015.

  1. copperhead

    copperhead Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2014
    Posts:
    3,477
    Likes Received:
    700
    Dislikes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Apex, North Carolina
    Ok so I used to think it was neat that more bear were showing up in Virginia. Until recently. You can not bait deer in Virginia during hunting season. But once its legal I start putting out feeders with corn and alfalfa pellets to tide them over till the green up and then to get inventory pictures. For the last few years bears destroyed my feeders about once a year. This year they have hit them 3 different times already. I'm gonna have to resort to hanging feeders I guess.. Ok enough belly aching.

    [​IMG]
     
    Last edited: Jun 9, 2015
    copperhead, Jun 9, 2015
    #1
  3. bucksnbears

    bucksnbears Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2014
    Posts:
    6,479
    Likes Received:
    11,914
    Dislikes Received:
    44
    deer are not afraid of bears ONE BIT!!.
     
    bucksnbears, Jun 9, 2015
    #2
  4. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

    Joined:
    Jun 28, 2014
    Posts:
    32,742
    Likes Received:
    23,603
    Dislikes Received:
    132
    Location:
    Minnesota
    Yeah but deer don't tear up feeders, bears wreck stuff.
     
    Sota, Jun 9, 2015
    #3
  5. copperhead

    copperhead Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2014
    Posts:
    3,477
    Likes Received:
    700
    Dislikes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Apex, North Carolina
    Love bears,I do, but so far my total that I have replaced is about $200.00. Popped one feeder like a watermelon. Destroyed two motors and timers on other.
     
    copperhead, Jun 9, 2015
    #4
  6. Parker70

    Parker70 Die Hard Bowhunter

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2011
    Posts:
    1,286
    Likes Received:
    135
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Kentucky
    Starting to get thick in east Ky too. They tore up 2 feeders at a place I hunt last year.
     
    Parker70, Jun 9, 2015
    #5
  7. Matt

    Matt Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2011
    Posts:
    7,115
    Likes Received:
    181
    Dislikes Received:
    0
    Location:
    NC/GA
    Have killed my feeders, I'm back to just pouring it on the ground periodically...which is a pain.
     
    Matt, Jun 9, 2015
    #6
  8. copperhead

    copperhead Grizzled Veteran

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2014
    Posts:
    3,477
    Likes Received:
    700
    Dislikes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Apex, North Carolina
    Yeah can't pour it on ground want to limit what is available. Helps keep deer from over eating if that makes sense
     
    copperhead, Jun 9, 2015
    #7

Share This Page