Any Chance Of F&G Opening Up More Of Eagle River to Taking Black Bear With A Bow

[yanbu]

See attached photo for why I'm asking. This was my back yard Saturday.

[Steven_JR]

That's an incredible sight! I'm not much of a bear judger, but the one in the lower left looks like a piggy.

[Sobie2]

Well it depends... is there a garbage pile or food scraps just off camera? Ha ha ha ha.

Pretty awesome photo.

Sobie2

[Frostbitten]

That's awesome!!!!

[Brian M]

Man, what are you feeding them? I'd assume a neighbor must be unintentionally baiting them in...or maybe there is a carcass nearby? That is crazy!

[yanbu]

Man, what are you feeding them? I'd assume a neighbor must be unintentionally baiting them in...or maybe there is a carcass nearby? That is crazy!

Not sure what the deal is, but we've had LOTS of bears this year. Five at a time is a little ridiculous though. I did wash off a tarp with some moose blood on it back there, but that was a week+ earlier, not that much blood, and it dumped rain all week so I don't think that attracted them.

They were pretty cool to watch until one of them started chewing on the vent for the drain field and I had to go chase them off.