Bear Safety:

This is the time of year when you live in bear country to take precautions. We have had a bear hanging around the same area for a few weeks now and we surmise that it may be fed. Unfortunately a fed bear is often a dead bear as they lose their caution of humans. We have lived full time in bear and mountain lion - and occasionally wolves - for over 26 years and have learned their traits and behavior. 

When they hang around a specific area they have a food source that is holding them to that area. I have known people who feed them and in spite of all the stories of people raising bears they are still a wild animal that weigh up to 500 pounds and are capable of doing harm to humans. We have people who come for the summer and will feed the bears. When they leave the bears will seek out other humans to get food and those folks have to deal with a troublesome bear. 

The best solution is don't feed the bears as you are just putting them into position to be killed.