Bear Attack

[BearBio]

Sounds like a predatory attack, likely by a sub-adult male. It's the time of year they would most likely be eating high protein foods to build up winter fat.



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Authorities issue warning after jogger is seriously injured in bear attack: 'She made it probably 50 yards from her house'
There are specific precautions you can take.

 

[gunrack]

Yeah, that lines up. Young boars can get bold this time of year especially when food’s scarce or they’re staking territory. I’ve seen them test boundaries hard before hibernation

 

[Unshaven2897]

For a few weeks or month we've have the local cougar coming over the perimeter fence and the bear likewise. We've had feed cans toppled and lost a few pigs (KuneKune).

We haven't had this happen for years and even then it was one or the other. Never both. Our biggest concern is the loss of our two main working dogs in the dark with the cougar. We have a 3rd but she is just a big puppy and afraid of her own shadow but is growing out of it.

Other than the obvious problem the critters may be telling us about the winter to come.

 

[BearBio]

For a few weeks or month we've have the local cougar coming over the perimeter fence and the bear likewise. We've had feed cans toppled and lost a few pigs (KuneKune).

We haven't had this happen for years and even then it was one or the other. Never both. Our biggest concern is the loss of our two main working dogs in the dark with the cougar. We have a 3rd but she is just a big puppy and afraid of her own shadow but is growing out of it.

Other than the obvious problem the critters may be telling us about the winter to come.

My thesis was on "Urban Bears" (aka trash bears). Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be anything that will stop them! The warden I worked with during my thesis research said he saw a large male cougar do a standing leap to a raised porch/balcony with a 65lb Rottweiler in his mouth. The veterinarians doing necropsies (animal autopsies) remarked that his last three cougars didn't have heads (12 gauge stopping power!).

Wish I could find the picture!! There was a telephone pole in Angeles National Forest that the male bears had scraped away until it was hanging just by the wires. Male bears are r-selected (pecking order) while females are K-selected (territorial); "Parental investment theory, a term coined by Robert Trivers in 1972, predicts that the sex that invests more in its offspring will be more selective when choosing a mate, and the less-invested sex will have intra-sexual competition for access to mates." from Wikipedia

 

[Unshaven2897]

We have Catahoula dogs on the rottie side. 100# and fast. But this is their place and we are allowed to live here. A big cat would toss them like an old shoe.

So during this time, each night, when we let them out we wonder. So far two of these dods is more than kitty or bear wants to deal with... So later at night.

Oh, I should call 911?

 

[BearBio]

We have Catahoula dogs on the rottie side. 100# and fast. But this is their place and we are allowed to live here. A big cat would toss them like an old shoe.

So during this time, each night, when we let them out we wonder. So far two of these dods is more than kitty or bear wants to deal with... So later at night.

Oh, I should call 911?

Call state Fish and Wildlife! Rick has a couple of Catahoulas trained to drive off bears!

 

[Unshaven2897]

That would be way past interesting to have other Cats (as in those dogs) show up. OTOH, they might all team up and nobody would ever see any of them again.

A tidbit. We have three. If one is let out of the perimeter it stays with me. The female on my heal or the male always has eyes-on but in the trees, out of my sight, but watching constantly. You can't see him moving. It hilarious. If two get out, oh darn. The wife rips me but from my experience they will be back in half a day while they survey 'their' place. If all three get out they are a pack and go hunting. Not risk to people - they will bark their greeting and ask if they have any leftover food.

Absolutely bullheaded. They seem to be untrainable in the traditional sense but then do exactly what they should without command. Then lick your hand and in dog speak: "What did you say earlier?" One might think this is dangerous. But it seems Catahoula dogs are smarter than a lot of people. Yeah, me. But I have thumbs.

 

[Unshaven2897]

Cat came in last night. We haven't the scope of the carnage yet.